When the formation data identifies 鼓 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
鼓
Radical 207 of 214 · 13 strokes
Drum
gǔ
Unicode uses 鼓 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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鼓gǔdrum; to beat, to strike; to rouseDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 壴 represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound. Simplified form of 皷.
- 壴Semantic componentdrum
- 支Phonetic componentsupport; raise; sustain
- Category radical
- 鼓 drum
- Visual structure
- 壴 + 支
HSK words with 鼓4 words in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.