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
legislative elections
non-competitive election; single-candidate vote
clear structure; grasp main points
presidential election
bootstrapping
to raise one and infer three
too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
throughout the world; world ranking (e.g. first)
unrivaled (idiom); world number one; unequaled; unique
to receive worldwide attention
world-famous (idiom)
graduate
to give an example
for example
to raise a loan; to borrow money
such things as ...; examples including ... (etc)
action; act; move
the entire country
the entire nation
to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
informer; snitch
the whole family
to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
one's every movement (idiom); comportment; gestures