to raise; to lift; to hold up

Character data

Radical ⾅ (134.10)
Strokes 16
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

舉 jǔ
  1. 1. to raise
  2. 2. to lift
  3. 3. to hold up
  4. 4. to cite
  5. 5. to choose
  6. 6. to elect
  7. 7. to enumerate
  8. 8. deed
  9. 9. to act
  10. 10. act
  11. 11. move
  12. 12. variant of

Words containing 舉

Word Meaning
(do sth) on a large scale
competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
to sit for imperial examinations
win or lose, it all ends here; this is the moment to shine
hands raised; a salute
snatch (weightlifting technique)
to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc)
clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)
to elect; to choose; press (weightlifting technique)
step (to some end); measure; move
to lift up; (fig.) to put on display; to set forth
sensible act
constituent
to enumerate
Battle of Baiju, Wu defeated Chu (506 BC)
to report (an offense to the authorities)
successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination
some cases picked out as example; to highlight
many things waiting to be done (idiom)
numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
grand event; magnificent undertaking
direct election
imperial examination
imperial examination system
imperial examinations (in former times)