更鼓 Traditional form: 更鼓 Pinyin (reading): gēnggǔ Definitions: drum marking night watches night watchman's clapper Characters: 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse Traditional characters: 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse