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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 举手

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
举手 jǔ shǒu - to raise a hand
- to put up one's hand (as signal)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 2 5,949 7,667 3,194

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- variant of 舉|举[ju3]
- to lift
- to hold up
- to cite
- to enumerate
- to act
- to raise
- to choose
- to elect
- act
- move
- deed
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 举手

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
举手 - 2 5,949 7,667 3,194
举手投足 - - 37,790 27,042 17,122