raise

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
手 meaning component

  Meaning component

shǒu

  

hand

兴 simplified component

  Simplified component

xìngxīng

  

rise, flourish

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Evolution

举 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
举 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
举 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
举 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
举 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

raise, lift up; recommend; to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed

() 

variant of |[jǔ]

Most common words with 举
Freq.
Word
Meaning

举行

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

to lift

举办

to conduct

选举

to elect

举动

act

Component uses

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