鼓手 (gǔ shǒu) — drummer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

drummer

Measure word · 位

鼓手。
Tā shì zhè ge yuè duì de gǔ shǒu.
He is the drummer of this band.
鼓手。
Nà wèi gǔ shǒu dǎ gǔ dǎ dé fēi cháng hǎo.
That drummer plays the drums very well.
鼓手。
Wǒ men yuè duì xū yào yí gè xīn gǔ shǒu.
Our band needs a new drummer.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

鼓, drum, plus 手, a person, names someone who plays drums.

Characters in this word

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.

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.

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