The homophones for drum (gǔ) are:
Gu, Gu, Gu, Gu, Gu, Jia, Gu, Hu, Gu, Hub, Gu, cricket, Yu, Xuan, Xuan , 诂, 嗗, GU, 蛊,罽,榖,?,嘏,扢,hub,?,禾,爈,抇,鉉,鹘,?,鄵,薣,?,诂,鉄,锴,妦,佳 , 臌,糓, cobalt, Gu.
Drum is a commonly used word in Chinese. This word first appeared in oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions in the Shang Dynasty. The left part of the ancient glyph "gu" is the pictogram of a drum. The left part is like a hand holding a small mallet to beat a drum. Its original meaning is both name and action. The noun refers to the percussion instrument drum, and the verb refers to beating the drum. The original meaning is extended to beating or playing other musical instruments, such as "drum and bell", "guqin" and "gusu", and then extended to a broader meaning of beating and clapping, such as "drum knife" and "applause". The original meaning also extends to vibration and shaking, such as "tongue drumming". From the noun drum, it is deduced as the sound of drums, and from the shape and characteristics of the drum, it is deduced as protruding and swelling, and further extended to excitation, instigation, inciting and blowing and supplying air with bellows and other equipment, such as the modern saying "blast"
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A drum is a percussion instrument in which one or both sides of a solid, generally barrel-shaped drum body is covered with a taut membrane. Drums can be struck with hands or a pestle. Drums are an important instrument in traditional African music as well as in modern music. Some bands are entirely composed of drum-based percussion instruments. In addition to being musical instruments, drums were used in many ancient civilizations to spread messages.