What does a drum mean?

Drum means: percussion instruments, such as drums.

In ancient Chinese in senior high school, the main meanings of the word "drum" are:

1, as a verb, drum. For example, one enthusiasm declines again and three are exhausted.

2. As a noun, the lack of drums when telling the time refers to a certain time when telling the time. For example, the tower has three drums.

3. Act as verbs and perform. For example, today's king enjoys.

4, as a noun, music drum. For example, the bell and drum are ringing.

5, as a noun, war drums. Like attacking with a drum.

Drum, pronounced as G incarnation in Mandarin, basically means percussion instrument, such as big drum; It means that the shape, sound and behavior are like drums, such as eardrums.

In modern Chinese, "drum" also means beating or beating to make a sound, such as advocating.

Drum was first seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Oracle Bone Inscriptions-shaped, with the original character of drum on the left and "Zhi" on the right, meaning to beat the drum with a wooden stick. The original meaning is drum, a percussion instrument. Later, it gradually evolved into regular script and simplified Chinese character "drum".