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鼓 = 壴 + 支

鼓 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “drum”. It is built from 壴 (壴) and 支 (disperse). It appears as a component in 14 other characters in this index.

Keyword
drum
Pinyin (Mandarin)
gǔ
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
барабан
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
鼓 drum

Decomposition

ids

  1. 壴 壴
  2. 支 disperse

Characters that contain 鼓

How to find 鼓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “壴” + “disperse”. 鼓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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