Dong Chinese dictionary

jǔ

raise

Simplified form of 舉. Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 與 represents the sound.

Components

手 Meaning component

shǒu

hand

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 手 than it was in ancient scripts.

xìng, xīng

rise, flourish

Shorthand for the 與 component in the traditional character 舉.

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

jǔ

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

jǔ

variant of 舉|举[jǔ]

Most common words with 举

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	举行	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
	举	to lift
	举办	to conduct
	选举	to elect
	举动	act

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sources