鼓

gǔ

drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207

How to write 鼓, stroke by stroke

old variant of 鼓; drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell

Pictophonetic: semantic 壴 (drum), phonetic 支

Made of 壴 + 支

鼓励gǔ lìto encourage
鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap
鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
鼓手gǔ shǒudrummer
打鼓dǎ gǔto beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
鼓动gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)
鼓声gǔ shēngsound of a drum; drumbeat
鼓起gǔ qǐto summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out
鼓吹gǔ chuīto agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
鼓起勇气gǔ qǐ yǒng qìto summon one's courage
打退堂鼓dǎ tuì táng gǔlit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail
重整旗鼓chóng zhěng qí gǔlit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback; to prepare for new initiatives; to attempt a comeback

我们为表演者鼓掌。
wǒ men wèi biǎo yǎn zhě gǔ zhǎng 。
We gave the performer a round of applause.
我借由听音乐来鼓舞我自己。
wǒ jiè yóu tīng yīn yuè lái gǔ wǔ wǒ zì jǐ 。
I cheered myself up by listening to music.
没有人鼓励她。
méi yǒu rén gǔ lì tā 。
No one encouraged her.
你一定要鼓起勇气。
nǐ yí dìng yào gǔ qǐ yǒng qì 。
You must build up your courage.
鼓声渐渐地消失。
gǔ shēng jiàn jiàn dì xiāo shī 。
The drum faded away.