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
鼓动
gǔdòng
to incite; to agitate
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Example phrases
- 他们在社交媒体上鼓动群众抵制调查，试图转移舆论焦点。 Tāmen zài shèjiāo méitǐ shàng gǔdòng qúnzhòng dǐzhì diàochá, shìtú zhuǎnyí yúlùn jiāodiǎn. They incited the public on social media to resist the investigation, attempting to shift the focus of public opinion.
- 他鼓动同学们周末一起去爬山。 Tā gǔdòng tóngxuémen zhōumò yìqǐ qù páshān. He talked his classmates into going hiking together on the weekend.
- 朋友一直鼓动我辞职，自己开一家小店。 Péngyou yìzhí gǔdòng wǒ cízhí, zìjǐ kāi yì jiā xiǎo diàn. My friend keeps urging me to quit my job and open a little shop of my own.
Related words
- 鼓 gǔ drum
- 鼓励 gǔlì to encourage
- 鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to clap
- 鼓舞 gǔwǔ to inspire, to encourage; inspiring
- 一鼓作气 yìgǔzuòqì to press on without let-up; to get something done in one go
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 活动 huódòng event; activity
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action