手鼓

shǒugǔ
noun #31,181

Measure Word

手鼓 miàn

Meanings

  1. 1 hand drum
  2. 2 tambourine
  3. 3 frame drum (especially the Uyghur dap/daf)

Examples

HSK 5
Tā zài tiàowǔ shí yībiān qiāodǎ shǒugǔ.
She beat the hand drum while dancing.
HSK 7-9
Xīnjiāng de Wéiwú'ěrzú shàncháng yǎnzòu shǒugǔ.
The Uyghurs of Xinjiang are skilled at playing the hand drum.

Tips

culture
手鼓 covers any drum played directly with the hand, but in a Chinese context most often refers to the Uyghur 达普 (dapu / daf) - a single-headed frame drum strung with metal rings, central to the 木卡姆 (Muqam) musical tradition of Xinjiang. The measure word (miàn, literally 'face') is used because you count flat/round-faced objects this way.

Stroke Order

shǒu