鼓励

Traditional form:

鼓勵

Pinyin (reading):

gǔlì

Definitions:

• to encourage

Characters:

• 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
• 励 - to encourage; to strive

Traditional characters:

• 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
• 勵 - to encourage; to strive