西河大鼓 xīhédàgǔ Xihe dagu Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 西 xī nounadjective west The direction where the sun sets; west; western河 hé noun river river; waterway大鼓 dàgǔ drum ballad a northern Chinese folk art form where stories are sung in rhyme with spoken interludes, usually accompanied by a drum, wooden clappers, and a three-stringed lute