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
鼓舞
gǔwǔ
to inspire, to encourage; inspiring
Characters in this word
舞 wǔ
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 舛 — mistaken
- Made of
- 無 no, not 舛 mistaken
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这封来自前线的信极大地鼓舞了救援队员的士气。 Zhè fēng láizì qiánxiàn de xìn jídà de gǔwǔ le jiùyuán duìyuán de shìqì. This letter from the front line greatly raised the morale of the rescue team.
- 老师的一句话鼓舞了全班同学。 Lǎoshī de yí jù huà gǔwǔ le quán bān tóngxué. A single remark from the teacher inspired the whole class.
- 这个好消息让大家深受鼓舞。 Zhège hǎo xiāoxi ràng dàjiā shēn shòu gǔwǔ. This good news greatly encouraged everyone.
Related words
- 鼓 gǔ drum
- 鼓励 gǔlì to encourage
- 鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to clap
- 鼓动 gǔdòng to incite; to agitate
- 一鼓作气 yìgǔzuòqì to press on without let-up; to get something done in one go
- 跳舞 tiàowǔ to dance
- 舞台 wǔtái stage
- 舞 wǔ dance
- 歌舞 gēwǔ song and dance; singing and dancing
- 挥舞 huīwǔ to wave; to brandish
- 激励 jīlì to encourage, to motivate
- 崇拜 chóngbài to worship, to adore