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鼓动

Traditional: 鼓動

gǔ dòng

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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gǔ dòng · gu2 dung6 (Jyutping)

  1. to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite
  2. to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

鼓

Meaning
drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
Radical
鼓
Strokes
13
Components
⿰壴支
Cangjie
GTJE
Four-corner
4414.7

动

Meaning
move, happen; movement, action
Radical
力
Strokes
6
Components
⿰云力
Cangjie
MIKS
Four-corner
1472

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