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
action; to act; conduct
to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
(dialect) height of a house
respectful love between husband and wife
to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
preparatory literary studies for imperial examination
manner; bearing; mien
(literary) to move forward
to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
(literary) to light a fire
to select the best (for a job)
to expose (e.g., wrongdoing); to accuse (in court)
to raise one's eyes; to look
without a friend in the world
to recommend
to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
to offer evidence
Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu dǒng zhòng shū
to lift; to raise up; to heave
influential; to play a critical role (idiom)
to hold; to conduct
to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)
synecdoche
to propose (for a job); to nominate; to recommend
the right to be elected; the right to stand for election