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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鼓楼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鼓楼 gǔ lóu - a drum tower
- Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 18,184 17,801

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
鼓 gǔ- drum
- CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
- to drum
- to strike
- to rouse
- to bulge
- to swell
鼓 gǔ- old variant of 鼓[gu3]
楼 lóu- surname Lou
楼 lóu- house with more than 1 story
- storied building
- floor
- CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

Other Words Containing 鼓楼

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo