鼓 gǔ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 鼓 — drum
- Made of
- 壴 drum 支 to support, to sustain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
鼓
gǔ
drum
Character
Example phrases
- 他打鼓了。 Tā dǎ gǔ le. He played the drum.
- 鼓声很大。 Gǔ shēng hěn dà. The drum sound is very loud.
- 这面鼓响。 Zhè miàn gǔ xiǎng. This drum sounds loud.