Cangjie code for 鼓

Cangjie decomposition of 鼓: 土廿十水 (GTJE)
土廿十水
GTJE

Step-by-step breakdown · Cangjie v3 and v5 are the same

土
廿
十
水

Quick (Sucheng) code

土水(GE)

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Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄍㄨˇ gǔ
Cantonesegu2
Taiwanesekóo
Meaning
drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
Kangxi Radical
鼓 · 13 strokes

Common words

  • 鼓勵gǔ lìto encourage
  • 鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
  • 鼓吹gǔ chuīto agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
  • 鼓動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)
  • 鼓聲gǔ shēngsound of a drum; drumbeat
  • 打鼓dǎ gǔto beat a drum; to play a drum
  • 鑼鼓luó gǔgongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
  • 鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap

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