举 (jǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to raise”. It is written from 兴 (to rise; to prosper; excitement (xìng); here the six-stroke top of 举) and 二 (two) and 丨 (vertical stroke), one above the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
兴 + 二 + 丨
Top–bottom structure
- 兴 to rise; to prosper; excitement (xìng); here the six-stroke top of 举 · xīng unknown
- 二 two · èr unknown
- 丨 vertical stroke · gǔn unknown
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph stroke inspection (上部六笔同「兴」形 + 下部两横一竖相交)
Memory aid
An excited top (兴) held above a pole (丨) with two crossbars (二): lift the whole thing high — 举 means to raise.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 举行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony, etc.)举 = jǔ
- 选举xuǎn jǔto elect; election举 = jǔspoken asxuán jǔ
- 枚举méi jǔto enumerate; to list one by one举 = jǔ
- 举措jǔ cuòmove; measure; step taken举 = jǔ
Go deeper
All readings
to raise; to lift
to raise; to lift; to hold (an event); to cite (an example); to elect
往上托、往上抬；也指举行、提出、推选。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 举行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony, etc.)举 = jǔ
- 选举xuǎn jǔto elect; election举 = jǔspoken asxuán jǔ
- 枚举méi jǔto enumerate; to list one by one举 = jǔ
- 举措jǔ cuòmove; measure; step taken举 = jǔ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 举 mean?
举 (jǔ) means to raise; to lift; to hold (an event); to cite (an example); to elect.
How do you pronounce 举?
It is pronounced jǔ.
What parts is 举 made of?
兴 (to rise; to prosper; excitement (xìng); here the six-stroke top of 举) and 二 (two) and 丨 (vertical stroke), one above the other. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph stroke inspection (上部六笔同「兴」形 + 下部两横一竖相交). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 举 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 举?
丶. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 举?
Common ones are 举行, 选举, 枚举. The reading of 举 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.