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jǔ HSK2

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Simplified form of 舉. Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 與 represents the sound.

Components

手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 手 than it was in ancient scripts.
兴
兴 Simplified component
xìng, xīng rise, flourish

Shorthand for the 與 component in the traditional character 舉.

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