鼓
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)