Chinese symbol for “elect”
选举
xuǎn jǔ
Traditional: 選舉
to elect; election; measure word: 次 (cì), 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for elect is 选举 (xuǎn jǔ), defined as: to elect; election; measure word: 次 (cì), 个 (gè).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “elect”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推选 (推選) | tuī xuǎn | to elect; to choose |
| 选 (選) | xuǎn | to choose; to pick |
| 推 | tuī | to push; to cut |
| 举 (舉) | jǔ | to lift; to hold up |
| 选出 (選出) | xuǎn chū | to pick out; to select |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 选举.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 选择 (選擇) | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 当选 (當選) | dāng xuǎn | to be elected; to be selected |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 候选人 (候選人) | hòu xuǎn rén | candidate; measure word: 名 (míng) |
| 选民 (選民) | xuǎn mín | voter; constituency |
| 举行 (舉行) | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 举办 (舉辦) | jǔ bàn | to conduct; to hold (an event) |
| 举报 (舉報) | jǔ bào | to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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