手鼓 (shǒu gǔ) — frame drum (musical instrument, tambourine-like)

Definition

noun

frame drum (musical instrument, tambourine-like)

Measure word · 个

手鼓，。
Tā dǎ qǐ shǒu gǔ, dà jiā yì qǐ tiào wǔ.
He started playing the frame drum, and everyone danced together.
手鼓。
Zhè ge shǒu gǔ de shēng yīn hěn xiǎng liàng.
The sound of this frame drum is very loud and clear.
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Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xué huì le dǎ shǒu gǔ.
He learned to play the frame drum from a young age.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

手 means hand and 鼓 means drum, so the word names a drum played by hand.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

壴支鼓

鼓 combines 壴, a drum, with 支, a hand holding a drumstick, so the character pictures a drum being struck.

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