鼓动
Old HSK 6
鼓动 (gǔdòng) · to urge
鼓动 (gǔdòng) means “to urge; to stir up; to encourage”. It is written with 2 characters: 鼓 (drum) + 动 (to move). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 鼓动 is built
The characters
鼓 gǔ · drum
What 鼓 is made of
- 壴zhù — drum
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 支zhī — to support
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 十 — ten
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
朋友们鼓动他去参加比赛。Péngyoumen gǔdòng tā qù cānjiā bǐsài.His friends urged him to enter the competition.
他鼓动大家一起去爬山。Tā gǔdòng dàjiā yìqǐ qù páshān.He got everyone fired up to go hiking together.
Questions about 鼓动
What does 鼓动 mean?
鼓动 (gǔdòng) means “to urge; to stir up; to encourage”.
How do you pronounce 鼓动?
鼓动 is pronounced gǔdòng.
Which HSK level is 鼓动?
鼓动 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 鼓励gǔlìto encourage
- 鼓舞gǔwǔto encourage
- 鼓掌gǔzhǎngto applaud
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 活动huódòngactivity
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 运动yùndòngsports
Learn 鼓动 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.