鼓

gǔㄍㄨˇ

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HSK 5 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
drum
2
CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
3
to drum
4
to strike
5
to rouse
6
to bulge
7
to swell

Examples

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我傷心的時候，我的朋友會鼓勵我。

When I'm sad, my friends encourage me.

鼓聲漸漸地消失。

The drum faded away.

请把打印机里面的空的墨粉鼓换掉。

請把打印機裏面的空的墨粉鼓換掉。

Please replace the empty ink cartridge in the printer.

學習不該被強迫，而是該被鼓勵。

Learning should not be forced, but rather encouraged.

湯姆需要鼓勵。

Tom needs encouragement.

Characters

Character breakdown

支

zhī

surname Zhi

Related: 鼓

鼓动

gǔ dòng

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite

鼓励

gǔ lì

to encourage

鼓吹

gǔ chuī

to agitate for

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng

to applaud

鼓舞

gǔ wǔ

to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)

Stroke practice

Practice writing 鼓

Characters

simplified script

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