Memory phrase for the character: 举

举

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Meaning

to lift, to raise, to hold up, enumerate, choose

Pronunciation

jǔ

Explanation

Top: flourish 兴 (The flowers

on the table

flourish.), bottom: hand 扌(Here: Understand

as an illumination of the table)

Mnemonic

(The trick of a magician:) Light shines on the table, with a hand below, to lift it.

Radicals

兴	to flourish	plants on a table
	3 beams
	table	The interpretation as a table is not etymologically correct, but is helpful in many cases. Also this 几is seen as a table.
扌	hand	Simplification of this hand 手

Vocabulary

举行	jǔ xíng	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
选举	xuǎn jǔ	to elect; election
列举	liè jǔ	a list; to list; to enumerate
举例	jǔ lì	to give an example
高举	gāo jǔ	to lift up; to hold high
不胜枚举	bù shèng méi jǔ	too numerous to mention individually or one by one
荐举	jiàn jǔ	to propose (for a job); to nominate; to recommend
高举远蹈	gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo	to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray

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