Chinese word dictionary

渔鼓

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

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Word information

Simplified渔鼓

Traditional漁鼓

Pinyinyú gǔ

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

渔yú

fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze

鼓gǔ

drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse

How to learn 渔鼓

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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鼓励gǔlì

to encourage

鼓gǔ

drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell; old variant of 鼓[gu3]

鼓掌gǔzhǎng

to applaud; to clap

鼓舞gǔwǔ

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

鼓动gǔdòng

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)

一鼓作气yìgǔ-zuòqì

in a spurt of energy