This is the 1420th most frequent Chinese word.
鼓
"鼓" means "drum" or "to encourage."
鼓 is used here to refer to the physical drum, a musical instrument.
鼓是一种传统的中国乐器。
The drum is a traditional Chinese instrument.
鼓 is used as part of the word '鼓励', which means to encourage, showing an abstract motivational concept.
他们总是在重要时刻鼓励我。
They always encourage me at important moments.
鼓 is used in the verb '鼓起', meaning 'to bulge or puff up', indicating physical movement or formation.