皷〔鼓〕 {gǔ}

1. drum
2. CL: 通,面
3. to drum
4. to strike
5. to rouse
6. to bulge
7. to swell

鼓 gu² {gǔ}

1. drum
2. CL: 通,面
3. to drum
4. to strike
5. to rouse
6. to bulge
7. to swell

鼓槌 gu² ceoi⁴ {gǔ chuí}

a drumstick

鼓譟〔-噪〕 gu² cou³ {gǔ zào}

frustrated

鼓勵〔-励〕 gu² lai⁶ {gǔ lì}

encouragement

鼓舞 gu² mou⁵ {gǔ wǔ}

(noun) Drum dance

鼓舞 gu² mou⁵ {gǔ wǔ}

(verb) Inspire

鼓皮 gu² pei⁴ {gǔ pí}

a drum skin; a drumhead

鼓板 gu² baan² {gǔ bǎn}

clapper-board

鼓吹 gu² ceoi¹ {gǔ chuī}

1. to agitate for
2. to enthusiastically promote

鼓噪 gu² cou³ {gǔ zào}

din

鼓點〔-点〕 gu² dim² {gǔ diǎn}

1. drum beat
2. rhythm

鼓動〔-动〕 gu² dung⁶ {gǔ dòng}

1. to agitate
2. to arouse
3. to instigate
4. to encite

鼓風〔-风〕 gu² fung¹ {gǔ fēng}

1. a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal)
2. blast (in blast furnace)
3. bellows
4. to draw air using bellows

鼓鼓 gu² gu² {gǔ gǔ}

1. bulging
2. bursting

鼓篋〔-箧〕 gu² haap⁶ {gǔ qiè}

1. beginning-school ceremony (old usage)
2. classical learning

鼓起 gu² hei² {gǔ qǐ}

1. to drum up
2. to call up
3. to muster
4. to summon up (courage etc)
5. to stimulate

鼓氣〔-气〕 gu² hei³ {gǔ qì}

1. to puff up
2. to swell up
3. to inflate
4. to blow air into sth
5. (fig.) to encourage
6. to support

鼓勵〔-励〕 gu² lai⁶ {gǔ lì}

to encourage

鼓樓〔-楼〕 gu² lau⁴ {gǔ lóu}

1. a drum tower
2. Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc

鼓膜 gu² mok² {gǔ mó}

1. eardrum
2. tympanum (of the middle ear)
3. tympanic membrane

鼓舞 gu² mou⁵ {gǔ wǔ}

1. heartening (news)
2. boost (morale)
3. CL: 個

鼓盆 gu² pun⁴ {gǔ pén}

1. lit. to drum on a bowl
2. refers to Zhuangzi 莊子 grieving for his lost wife
3. fig. grief for a lost wife

鼓山 gu² saan¹ {Gǔ shān}

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

鼓室 gu² sat¹ {gǔ shì}

tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)

鼓手 gu² sau² {gǔ shǒu}

drummer

鼓聲〔-声〕 gu² seng¹ {gǔ shēng}

1. sound of a drum
2. drumbeat

鼓舌 gu² sit⁶ {gǔ shé}

1. to wag one's tongue
2. to speak glibly

鼓掌 gu² zoeng² {gǔ zhǎng}

1. to applaud
2. to clap

鼓脹〔-胀〕 gu² zoeng³ {gǔ zhàng}

1. to swell
2. tympanites

鼓氣袋〔-气-〕 gu² hei³ doi⁶ {gǔ qì dài}

one who is bloating with anger (spoken)

鼓吹者 gu² ceoi¹ ze² {gǔ chuī zhě}

advocate

鼓點子〔-点-〕 gu² dim² zi² {gǔ diǎn zi}

1. drum beat
2. rhythm

鼓風機〔-风机〕 gu² fung¹ gei¹ {gǔ fēng jī}

1. bellows
2. ventilator
3. air blower

鼓風爐〔-风炉〕 gu² fung¹ lou⁴ {gǔ fēng lú}

1. a blast furnace (in modern times)
2. a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals

鼓樓區〔-楼区〕 gu² lau⁴ keoi¹ {Gǔ lóu qū}

1. Drumtower city district (various)
2. Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu
3. Gulou or Drumtower district of Fuzhou city 福州市, Fujian

鼓浪嶼〔--屿〕 gu² long⁶ jyu⁴ {Gǔ làng yǔ}

Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門

鼓眼睛 gu² ngaan⁵ zing¹ {gǔ yǎn jīng}

protruding eyes

鼓山區〔--区〕 gu² saan¹ keoi¹ {Gǔ shān qū}

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

鼓起泡腮 gu² hei² paau¹ soi¹ {gǔ qǐ pào sāi}

literally: to blow out one's cheek; describes when someone is angry or troubled / distressed / miserable

鼓埋泡腮 gu² maai⁴ paau¹ soi¹ {gǔ mái pào sāi}

one feeling upset and frustrated (slang)

鼓鼓囊囊 gu² gu² nong⁴ nong⁴ {gǔ gu nāng nāng}

full and bulging (of a pocket, pouch etc)

鼓起勇氣〔---气〕 gu² hei² jung⁵ hei³ {gǔ qǐ yǒng qì}

to take courage

鼓盆之戚 gu² pun⁴ zi¹ cik¹ {gǔ pén zhī qī}

1. drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子 grieving for his lost wife)
2. fig. grief for a lost wife