= gu + Ø3
old variant of 鼓[gu3]
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= gu + Ø3
drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell
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How to pronounce 鼓

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鼓 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhù = zhu + Ø4
surname Zhu
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zhù = zhu + Ø4
(archaic) drum
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zhī = zh + Ø1
surname Zhi
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zhī = zh + Ø1
to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
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Characters with 鼓 as component

= gu + Ø3
blind / undiscerning
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= gu + Ø3
dropsical / swollen
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táo = t + ao2
hand drum used by peddlers
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Words with 鼓

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to encourage
to applaud / to clap
heartening (news) / to boost (morale) / CL:個|个[ge4]

Sentences with 鼓

鼓 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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