鼓起 in English
- to summon one's (courage, faith etc) / to puff up (one's cheeks etc) / to bulge / to swell out
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
鼓
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Bronze script 商代晚期 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 13 forms
起
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Warring States script 戰國.燕 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 15 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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今天我终于鼓起勇气对她说:“我爱你!”。
Today I finally worked up the bravery to say to her "I love you!"
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你一定要鼓起勇气。
You must build up your courage.