擧

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 14
Total Strokes: 17
Variants: 舉

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jǔ
JapaneseKun: AGERU
JapaneseOn: KYO
Korean: KE

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: raise, lift up; recommend

CE-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