HSK 4 · Verbs

举 jǔ “to lift” in Chinese

Traditional 舉

What 举 means

  1. to lift
  2. to raise
  3. to cite (an example)
  4. to hold up
  5. to cite
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to enumerate
  • to act

How to say 举

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale举jǔ3rd tone, dipping

举 in a sentence

  1. 把手举起来！

    Bǎ shǒu jǔ qǐlai!

    Hands up!

    Sentence #333761 from Tatoeba

  2. 如果你有意见请举手。

    Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu yìjiàn qǐng jǔshǒu.

    If you have something to say, please raise your hand.

    Sentence #1535225 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 让我来给你举个例子吧。

    Ràng wǒ lái gěi nǐ jǔ ge lìzi ba.

    Let me give you an example.

    Sentence #333672 from Tatoeba

How 举 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 举 (jǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
举jǔto lift
  • 兴to thrive · xīng
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 舉 () hints at the sound. Compare it with jǔ.

How to write 举

举 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

举 (jǔ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 举 (jǔ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 举

Words with 举

举办jǔbàn · to conduct举行jǔxíng · to hold (a meeting列举lièjǔ · to list选举xuǎnjǔ · to elect举动jǔdòng · act举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòng · to play a decisive role举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmù · to attract worldwide attention一举两得yìjǔliǎngdé · to kill two birds with one stone

More words: Common Verbs

结果jiéguǒ · result进行jìnxíng · to advance禁止jìnzhǐ · to prohibit究竟jiūjìng · to go to the bottom of a matter举办jǔbàn · to conduct开玩笑kāiwánxiào · to play a joke肯定kěndìng · to be certain困kùn · to trap

FAQs

举 (jǔ) means “to lift” or “to raise”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jǔ: jǔ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 举 is written 舉. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ju with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 举 from the suggestions. Typing ju into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
举 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.