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HSK
5
gǔ
鼓
drum
鼓
drum
Composition
Components
壴
drum
壴
drum
支
branch
支
branch
Sounds
gu-
Goofy
gu-
Goofy
-_
house
-_
house
3
basement
3
basement
Pinyin
gu3
•
gǔ
Meaning
Primary
drum
Alternatives
drums
Mnemonic
[gu-] Goofy
is in the
[3] basement
of the
[-_] house
, banging on a
鼓 drum
. He can't find the drumstick, so he just uses a
支 branch
that he found in the corner of the basement. Goofy being goofy, often misses the
鼓 drum
and just hits air.
Same Pronunciation
gǔ
古
ancient
gǔ
骨
bone
gǔ
谷
valley
gǔ
股
thigh
gǔ
贾
merchant
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Found In Words
gǔzhǎng
鼓掌
to applaud
dǎgǔ
打鼓
to play a drum
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