raise

Variant of .

Evolution

擧 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Definitions

𢪓 () 

raise, lift up; recommend

() 

variant of |[jǔ]

Most common words with 擧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

举行

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

to lift

举办

to conduct

选举

to elect

举动

act