to applaud; to clap

old variant of 鼓[gu3]

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

drummer

to summon one's courage

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)

sound of a drum; drumbeat

to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out

to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote

to bulge; to swell; a bulge; a swelling

(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle); to create a clamor; to make a din; to kick up a fuss about

tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan

to tinker with; to incite

clapper-board

a drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc

to puff up; to swell up; to inflate; to blow air into sth; (fig.) to encourage; to support

drumbeat; drum rhythm; drumming pattern

lit. to drum on a bowl; refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife; fig. grief for a lost wife

beginning-school ceremony (old usage); classical learning

see 箱鼓[xiang1 gu3]

to swell; tympanites

eardrum; tympanic membrane

to wag one's tongue; to speak glibly

a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal); blast (in blast furnace); bellows; to draw air using bellows

Gulou, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu; Gulou, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu; Gulou, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian; Gulou, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan

advocate

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan

Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2]

drumbeat; drum rhythm; drumming pattern

protruding eyes

bellows; ventilator; air blower

a blast furnace (in modern times); a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals

bulging

drum and bass (music genre)

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife

to summon one's courage

(idiom) (of a pocket, pouch etc) full and bulging