The story of 鼓

drum, arouse

鼓 is composed of 壴 and 支(branch). 壴 is the picture of a drum hanging on a rack, 支 depicts a hand holding a branch, which means beating the drum by drum stick.

Vocabulary of 鼓

  • 鼓手 (drummer)
  • 定音鼓 (timpani)
  • 鼓勵 (to encourage)

Classification

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