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鼓

Traditional: 皷

gǔ

HSK 3.0 · 5

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gǔ · gu2 (Jyutping)

  1. old variant of 鼓[gu3]
  2. drum
  3. CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
  4. to drum
  5. to strike
  6. to rouse
  7. to bulge
  8. to swell

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

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