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Chinese symbol for “drummer”

鼓手
gǔ shǒu
drummer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for drummer is 鼓手 (gǔ shǒu), defined as: drummer.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

鼓 gǔ
drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
radical 207 ⿎ · 13 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鼓手.

WordPinyinMeaning
鼓励 (鼓勵)gǔ lìto encourage
鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
鼓吹gǔ chuīto agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap
鼓动 (鼓動)gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings
打鼓dǎ gǔto beat a drum; to play a drum
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “drummer”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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