舉 (geoi2 | ju3) : raise, lift

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舉

geoi2

ju3

[1] [v] raise; lift [2] [v] recommend; commend [3] praise [4] manner; deportment

Stroke count: 16

Level: 4

Radical: 臼 (#134)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

舉 / 举

This word has been viewed 10697 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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舉人 geoi2 jan4 ju3 ren2 = graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination

舉手 geoi2 sau2 = to raise one's hand(s); "Hands up!" as a command

舉重 geoi2 cung5 ju3 zhong4 = weightlifting

選舉 syun2 geoi2 xuan3 ju3 = election (usu. political); to elect; to vote

一舉 jat1 geoi2 yi1 ju3 = one stroke; in one move

檢舉 gim2 geoi2 jian3 ju3 = to inform higher authorities; to report; to snitch

舉世矚目 geoi2 sai3 zuk1 muk6 ju3 shi4 zhu3 mu4 = have worldwide attention

舉世聞名 geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 ju3 shi4 wen2 ming2 = world-famous

舉動 geoi2 dung6 ju3 dong4 = to act; to make a move

舉行 geoi2 hang4 ju3 xing2 = to hold (an event)
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 67 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Unicode code for this character: U+8209 (off-site link)

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