举 (jǔ) — Chinese Character

举

jǔ

to raise; to recommend; to praise

Radical: 丶 HSK 2 v, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

举 decomposes into the following components:

兴扌

Semantic component: 扌; phonetic component: 舉.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 举.

一举

yī jǔ

a move

不举

bù jǔ

中举

zhòng jǔ

to pass the provincial level imperial examination

举世

jǔ shì

throughout the world

举业

jǔ yè

举人

jǔ rén

graduate

举例

jǔ lì

to give an example

举债

jǔ zhài

to raise a loan

举兵

jǔ bīng

举凡

jǔ fán

举办

jǔ bàn

to conduct

举动

jǔ dòng

act

Characters that share the radical 丶.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.