| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 板鼓 | bǎn gǔ | a small drum for marking time | |
| 撥浪鼓 | 拨浪鼓 | bō làng gǔ | a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy); rattle-drum |
| 大鼓 | dà gǔ | (n) bass drum | |
| 大張旗鼓 | 大张旗鼓 | dà zhāng qí gǔ | fanfare |
| 定音鼓 | dìng yīn gǔ | timpani | |
| 鼓 | gǔ | convex; drum; to rouse; to beat | |
| 鼓吹者 | gǔ chuī zhě | advocate | |
| 鼓動 | 鼓动 | gǔ dòng | agitate; arouse; instigate |
| 鼓勵 | 鼓励 | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 鼓山區 | 鼓山区 | Gǔ shān qū | (N) Kushan (area in Taiwan) |
| 鼓聲 | 鼓声 | gǔ shēng | (n) drumbeat |
| 鼓手 | gǔ shǒu | drummer | |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news); boost (morale) | |
| 鼓噪 | gǔ zào | (vi) din | |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud | |
| 歡欣鼓舞 | 欢欣鼓舞 | huān xīn gǔ wǔ | overjoyed |
| 爵士鼓 | jué shì gǔ | drum kit | |
| 銅鼓 | 铜鼓 | Tóng gǔ | (N) Tonggu (place in Jiangxi) |
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