鼓起

Traditional form:

鼓起

Pinyin (reading):

gǔqǐ

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up