| 1 | 鼓励 | 鼓勵 | gǔ lì | gu3 li4 | to encourage | | |
| 2 | 鼓舞 | 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | gu3 wu3 | heartening (news); to boost (morale); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 鼓吹 | 鼓吹 | gǔ chuī | gu3 chui1 | to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote | | |
| 4 | 鼓 | 皷 | gǔ | gu3 | drum; Classifiers: 通 ; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell; old variant of 鼓 | | |
| 5 | 锣鼓 | 鑼鼓 | luó gǔ | luo2 gu3 | gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments | | |
| 6 | 鼓动 | 鼓動 | gǔ dòng | gu3 dong4 | to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite | | |
| 7 | 铜鼓 | 銅鼓 | tóng gǔ | Tong2 gu3 | bronze drum; (Western-style) drum | | |
| 8 | 鼓起 | 鼓起 | gǔ qǐ | gu3 qi3 | to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out | | |
| 9 | 鼓掌 | 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | gu3 zhang3 | to applaud; to clap | | |
| 10 | 鼓捣 | 鼓搗 | gǔ dao | gu3 dao5 | to tinker with; to incite | | |
| 11 | 筒鼓 | 筒鼓 | tǒng gǔ | tong3 gu3 | tom-tom drum (drum kit component) | | |
| 12 | 落地鼓 | 落地鼓 | luò dì gǔ | luo4 di4 gu3 | floor tom (drum kit component) | | |
| 13 | 鼓吹者 | 鼓吹者 | gǔ chuī zhě | gu3 chui1 zhe3 | advocate | | |
| 14 | 鼓点 | 鼓點 | gǔ diǎn | gu3 dian3 | drum beat; rhythm | | |
| 15 | 石鼓区 | 石鼓區 | dàn gǔ qū | Dan4 gu3 qu1 | Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡阳市 , Hunan | | |
| 16 | 转鼓 | 轉鼓 | zhuàn gǔ | zhuan4 gu3 | rotary drum | | |
| 17 | 桴鼓相应 | 桴鼓相應 | fú gǔ xiāng yìng | fu2 gu3 xiang1 ying4 | lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts; closely interrelated | | |
| 18 | 石鼓 | 石鼓 | dàn gǔ | Dan4 gu3 | Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡阳市 , Hunan | | |
| 19 | 大张旗鼓 | 大張旗鼓 | dà zhāng qí gǔ | da4 zhang1 qi2 gu3 | with great fanfare | | |
| 20 | 大肆鼓 | 大肆鼓 | dà sì gǔ | da4 si4 gu3 | to advocate; to praise | | |
| 21 | 打退堂鼓 | 打退堂鼓 | dǎ tuì táng gǔ | da3 tui4 tang2 gu3 | lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail | | |
| 22 | 打鼓 | 打鼓 | dǎ gǔ | da3 gu3 | to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous | | |
| 23 | 吹鼓手 | 吹鼓手 | chuī gǔ shǒu | chui1 gu3 shou3 | (old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession; (fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises; booster | | |
| 24 | 重整旗鼓 | 重整旗鼓 | chóng zhěng qí gǔ | chong2 zheng3 qi2 gu3 | lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback; to prepare for new initiatives; to attempt a comeback | | |
| 25 | 不令人鼓舞 | 不令人鼓舞 | bù lìng rén gǔ wǔ | bu4 ling4 ren2 gu3 wu3 | discouraging; disheartening | | |