壴
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Meaning: drum
💡 Imagine a drum on a stand with feathers on top: 壴.
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Character Story & Explanation
This ancient character, 壴 (zhù), depicts a drum: the top represents decorative plumes, the middle is the drum body, and the bottom is a stand. It is the root of many drum-related characters like 鼓 (gǔ, drum) and 彭 (péng, drum sound). Found in oracle bones, it reveals the importance of drums in early Chinese rituals and warfare.
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