举

舉

jǔ

verb HSK 2 #1,565

Meanings

1 to raise
2 to lift
3 to cite

Characters

to raise; to lift; to hold up

Examples

请举个例子。

Qǐng jǔ gè lìzi.

Please give an example.

他举起了手。

Tā jǔ qǐ le shǒu.

He raised his hand.

这个箱子太重，举不起来。

Zhège xiāngzi tài zhòng, jǔ bu qǐlái.

This box is too heavy to lift.

Tips

history

The traditional character 舉 shows two hands lifting something. The simplified form keeps the basic structure.

usage

举例 (jǔlì) = to give an example. 举行 (jǔxíng) = to hold (an event). Two very common compounds.

Stroke Order

举 jǔ