擧
Information about character(s)
Radical: 手Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 14
Total Strokes: 17
Variants: 舉
Pronunciation
Pinyin: jǔJapaneseKun: AGERU
JapaneseOn: KYO
Korean: KE
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: raise, lift up; recommendCE-Dict: variant of 舉|举, to raise/to hold up
說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》擧 對舉也。从手與聲。
康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】 擧
【唐韻】居許切【集韻】苟許切,𠀤音莒。舉本字。【說文】對舉也。 又【廣韻】以諸切,音余。與舁同。共舉也。【集韻】作𢪓。
Buddhism words and phrases lift up, to advance, to praise, to recommend, to elevate
raise, offer up
expose