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What does 鼓 mean in Chinese?

鼓 (gǔ) means "old variant of 鼓[gu3]" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 5 word.

How do you pronounce 鼓?

鼓 is pronounced "gǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What words contain the character 鼓?

Common words with 鼓 include 哑鼓 (drum practice pad (music)), 大鼓 (bass drum), 打鼓 (to beat a drum), 捣鼓 (to fiddle with sth), 吹鼓手 ((old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession).

How do you write 鼓?

You can practice writing 鼓 using our stroke order tool.

鼓 (gǔ) — old variant of 鼓[gu3] | Chinese Dictionary

鼓

gǔ

old variant of 鼓[gu3]

HSK 5

Traditional: 皷

Character Breakdown

Radical: 鼓 (no. 207)Traditional: 皷

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Definitions

old variant of 鼓[gu3]

Example Sentences

他会打鼓。

Tā huì dǎ gǔ

He can play the drums

Words Containing 鼓

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
哑鼓	yǎ gǔ	drum practice pad (music)
大鼓	dà gǔ	bass drum
打鼓	dǎ gǔ	to beat a drum
捣鼓	dǎo gu	to fiddle with sth
吹鼓手	chuī gǔ shǒu	(old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession
咽鼓管	yān gǔ guǎn	Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室 of middle ear)
嗵嗵鼓	tōng tōng gǔ	tom-tom (drum)
圆鼓鼓	yuán gǔ gǔ	round and bulging
大肆鼓	dà sì gǔ	to advocate
定音鼓	dìng yīn gǔ	timpani

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㐅(wǔ)— archaic variant of 五[wu3]

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㐌(tā)— variant of 它[ta1]

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㐜(chóu)— variant of 仇[chou2]

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 5

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Frequently Asked Questions

鼓

gǔ