Usage of the character 鼓

to 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)

gǔshǒu

鼓手

[鼓手]

drummer

gǔdiǎn

鼓点

[鼓點]

drum beat
rhythm

gǔgǔ

鼓鼓

[鼓鼓]

bulging
bursting

xīgǔ

硒鼓

[硒鼓]

toner cartridge

yúgǔ

渔鼓

[漁鼓]

percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)

gǔlóu

鼓楼

[鼓樓]

a drum tower
Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc

gǔfēng

鼓风

[鼓風]

a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal)
blast (in blast furnace)
bellows
to draw air using bellows

gǔchuī

鼓吹

[鼓吹]

to agitate for
to enthusiastically promote

gǔqǐ

鼓起

[鼓起]

to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
to puff up (one's cheeks etc)
to bulge
to swell out

gǔshì

鼓室

[鼓室]

tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)

gǔshé

鼓舌

[鼓舌]

to wag one's tongue
to speak glibly

gǔwǔ

鼓舞

[鼓舞]

to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)

ěrgǔ

耳鼓

[耳鼓]

eardrum
tympanum (of the middle ear)
tympanic membrane

Dàngǔ

石鼓

[石鼓]

Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市／衡阳市 ( Héngyángshì), Hunan

zhuàngǔ

转鼓

[轉鼓]

rotary drum

gǔlì

鼓励

[鼓勵]

to encourage

gǔpén

鼓盆

[鼓盆]

lit. to drum on a bowl
refers to Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ) grieving for his lost wife
fig. grief for a lost wife

huāgǔ

花鼓

[花鼓]

flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum
folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze
(bicycle wheel) hub

yǎgǔ

哑鼓

[啞鼓]

drum practice pad (music)
a practice drum (music)

luógǔ

锣鼓

[鑼鼓]

gongs and drums
Chinese percussion instruments

línggǔ

铃鼓

[鈴鼓]

tambourine (musical instrument)
bell and drum

dǎgǔ

打鼓

[打鼓]

to beat a drum
to play a drum
(fig.) to feel nervous

dǎogu

捣鼓

[搗鼓]

to fiddle with sth
to trade with sth

tónggǔ

铜鼓

[銅鼓]

bronze drum
(Western-style) drum

gǔzhàng

鼓胀

[鼓脹]

to swell
tympanites

dàgǔ

大鼓

[大鼓]

bass drum

gǔbāo

鼓包

[鼓包]

to bulge; to swell
a bulge; a swelling

gǔbǎn

鼓板

[鼓板]

clapper-board

gēnggǔ

更鼓

[更鼓]

drum marking night watches
night watchman's clapper

gǔzào

鼓噪

[鼓噪]

(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle)
to create a clamor; to make a din; to kick up a fuss about

gǔxiāng

鼓箱

[鼓箱]

see 箱鼓 (xiānggǔ)

Gǔshān

鼓山

[鼓山]

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 ( Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan

xiānggǔ

箱鼓

[箱鼓]

cajón (musical instrument)

Tónggǔ

铜鼓

[銅鼓]

Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

gǔmó

鼓膜

[鼓膜]

eardrum; tympanic membrane

xiǎogǔ

小鼓

[小鼓]

snare drum

gǔzhǎng

鼓掌

[鼓掌]

to applaud
to clap

bǎngǔ

板鼓

[板鼓]

small drum for marking time

Gǔshānqū

鼓山区

[鼓山區]

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 ( Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan

Gǔlàngyǔ

鼓浪屿

[鼓浪嶼]

Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門／厦门 ( Xiàmén)

gǔfēngjī

鼓风机

[鼓風機]

bellows
ventilator
air blower

luòdìgǔ

落地鼓

[落地鼓]

floor tom (drum kit component)

chuīgǔshǒu

吹鼓手

[吹鼓手]

(old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession
(fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises
booster

gǔdiǎnzi

鼓点子

[鼓點子]

drumbeat
(Chinese opera) clapper beats

mùxiānggǔ

木箱鼓

[木箱鼓]

cajón (musical instrument)

qiāobiāngǔ

敲边鼓

[敲邊鼓]

to back sb up
to support sb in an argument
(lit. to beat nearby drum)

bōlanggǔ

波浪鼓

[波浪鼓]

variant of 撥浪鼓／拨浪鼓 (bōlanggǔ)

yuángǔgǔ

圆鼓鼓

[圓鼓鼓]

round and bulging
rotund
protruding

qìgǔgǔ

气鼓鼓

[氣鼓鼓]

seething
fuming

jiàzigǔ

架子鼓

[架子鼓]

drum kit

Gǔlóu Qū

鼓楼区

[鼓樓區]

Gulou, the name of districts in Nanjing (in Jiangsu), Xuzhou (in Jiangsu), Fuzhou (in Fujian) and Kaifeng (in Henan)

shígǔwén

石鼓文

[石鼓文]

early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn)

luógǔdiǎn

锣鼓点

[鑼鼓點]

Chinese percussion fixed pattern
percussion rhythm

juéshìgǔ

爵士鼓

[爵士鼓]

drum kit (Tw)

Dàngǔqū

石鼓区

[石鼓區]

Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市／衡阳市 ( Héngyángshì), Hunan

Hégǔ'èr

河鼓二

[河鼓二]

Altair (star)

gǔfēnglú

鼓风炉

[鼓風爐]

a blast furnace (in modern times)
a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals

gǎnguānggǔ

感光鼓

[感光鼓]

toner cartridge

dǎbiāngǔ

打边鼓

[打邊鼓]

to echo what sb said
to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)

huāgǔxì

花鼓戏

[花鼓戲]

opera form popular along Changjiang

yāngǔguǎn

咽鼓管

[咽鼓管]

Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽 (yān) to the tympanic cavity 鼓室 (gǔshì) of the middle ear)
auditory tube

dìngyīngǔ

定音鼓

[定音鼓]

timpani

Tónggǔxiàn

铜鼓县

[銅鼓縣]

Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

gǔchuīzhě

鼓吹者

[鼓吹者]

advocate

gǔyǎnjīng

鼓眼睛

[鼓眼睛]

protruding eyes

tōngtōnggǔ

嗵嗵鼓

[嗵嗵鼓]

tom-tom (drum)

bōlanggǔ

拨浪鼓

[撥浪鼓]

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)
rattle-drum

gǔdǎbèisī

鼓打贝斯

[鼓打貝斯]

drum and bass (music genre)

méngzàigǔlǐ

蒙在鼓里

[矇在鼓裡]

variant of 蒙在鼓裡／蒙在鼓里 (méngzàigǔlǐ)

méngzàigǔlǐ

蒙在鼓里

[蒙在鼓裡]

lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
fig. completely in the dark

qiāodǎluógǔ

敲打锣鼓

[敲打鑼鼓]

lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
a provocation

yǎnqíxīgǔ

偃旗息鼓

[偃旗息鼓]

lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
to give in

xián'érgǔzhī

弦而鼓之

[弦而鼓之]

to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫／刘伯温 ( Liú Bówēn))
(fig.) to play music

qígǔxiāngdāng

旗鼓相当

[旗鼓相當]

lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
roughly comparable (opponents)

huānxīngǔwǔ

欢欣鼓舞

[歡欣鼓舞]

elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed

fúgǔxiāngyìng

桴鼓相应

[桴鼓相應]

lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
closely interrelated

shuǐlìgǔfēng

水力鼓风

[水力鼓風]

hydraulic bellows
water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)

gǔpénzhīqī

鼓盆之戚

[鼓盆之戚]

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ) grieving for his lost wife)
fig. grief for a lost wife

gǔzúyǒngqì

鼓足勇气

[鼓足勇氣]

to summon one's courage

wèi'àigǔzhǎng

为爱鼓掌

[為愛鼓掌]

(neologism) (slang) to have sex

dàzhāngqígǔ

大张旗鼓

[大張旗鼓]

with great fanfare

méngzàigǔlǐ

朦在鼓里

[朦在鼓裡]

variant of 蒙在鼓裡／蒙在鼓里 (méngzàigǔlǐ)

mùgǔchénzhōng

暮鼓晨钟

[暮鼓晨鐘]

lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
the passage of time in a disciplined existence

jīgǔchuánhuā

击鼓传花

[擊鼓傳花]

beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)

jīgǔmíngjīn

击鼓鸣金

[擊鼓鳴金]