举 (舉)

  1. verb to lift; to hold up; to raise
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 举 is synonymous with 抬起 in this sense (Guoyu '舉' v 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 37)
  2. verb to move
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 举 is synonymous with 行动 or 动作 in this sense (Rouzer 2007, p. 37)
  3. verb to originate; to initiate; to start (a fire)
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 举 is synonymous with 发起 or 兴办 in this sense (Guoyu '舉' v 4; Rouzer 2007, p. 37)
  4. verb to recommend; to elect
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Organization
    Notes: 举 is synonymous with 推选 or 推荐 in this sense (Guoyu '舉' v 2; Unihan '舉')
  5. adverb all; entire
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 举 is synonymous with 全 in this sense and used as an adjective or adverb in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '舉' adj; Rouzer 2007, p. 37; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 129). For example, 天下之民舉安 'for the happiness of the people of the whole kingdom' (Mengzi: 4.12/24/16, translation by Legge)
  6. verb to suggest
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 提出 (Guoyu '舉' v 3)
  7. verb to fly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 飞 (Guoyu '舉' v 5)
  8. verb to bear; to give birth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 生育 (Guoyu '舉' v 6)
  9. noun actions; conduct
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 行为 or 动作 (Guoyu '舉' n 1)
  10. noun a successful candidate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: An abbreviation for 举人 (Guoyu '舉' n 2)
  11. verb to raise an example
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan School
    Notes: 举 introduces koans in Chan texts, such as 碧巖錄 ”The Blue Cliff Record” (FGDB '舉'; T 2003, Scroll 1)

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