举

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to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 舉 sound

Components 兴扌

lift up · Heisig RSH #1434

兴 excitement + cornstalk

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一举一动	yī jǔ yī dòng	(idiom) every movement; each and every move
举国上下	jǔ guó shàng xià	the entire nation; the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
一举成名	yī jǔ chéng míng	(idiom) to become famous in one stroke; to shoot to fame (originally referred to passing t…
举一反三	jǔ yī fǎn sān	to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
一举手一投足	yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú	every little move; every single movement
举世无双	jǔ shì wú shuāng	unrivaled (idiom); world number one; unique; unequaled
一举两得	yī jǔ liǎng dé	(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom); (fig.) two birds with one stone
举手之劳	jǔ shǒu zhī láo	(lit.) the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); (fig.) a very slight effort
举报者	jǔ bào zhě	informer; snitch
科举制	kē jǔ zhì	imperial examination system
一举成功	yī jǔ chéng gōng	success at one go; to succeed at the first attempt
举目无亲	jǔ mù wú qīn	to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on; without a friend…
不举	bù jǔ	erectile dysfunction; impotence
大举	dà jǔ	(do sth) on a large scale
举人	jǔ rén	graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
一举	yī jǔ	a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go
举国	jǔ guó	the entire country
中举	zhòng jǔ	to pass the provincial level imperial examination
自举	zì jǔ	bootstrapping
举家	jǔ jiā	the whole family