举
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jǔ · to raise

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #2311
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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

丶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 举

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jǔWords pronounced jǔ
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Example sentences

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Wǒ jǔ bàn le yì chǎng pài duì.我举办了一场派对。

I threw a party.

Source: Tatoeba #10114137 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng jǔ lì shuō míng nǐ de xiǎng fǎ ma ?你能举例说明你的想法吗?

Can you give an example to explain what you mean?

Source: Tatoeba #9531463 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men de hūn lǐ jiāng zài míng tiān jǔ xíng.他们的婚礼将在明天举行。

Their wedding will be tomorrow.

Source: Tatoeba #335382 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīnggāi zhù yì nǐ de jǔ zhǐ.你应该注意你的举止。

You should behave carefully.

Source: Tatoeba #1235532 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jǔ bàn le yì chǎng wǔ huì.他举办了一场舞会。

He held a ball.

Source: Tatoeba #2143987 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huì yì jiāng zài hòu tiān yú dōng jīng jǔ xíng.会议将在后天于东京举行。

The conference is to be held in Tokyo the day after tomorrow.

Source: Tatoeba #8727843 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 举 in context

  1. Say jǔ, then recall the core meaning: to raise.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 举办 (jǔ bàn), meaning “to conduct”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 举 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.