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Chinese symbol for “election”

选举
xuǎn jǔ
Traditional: 選舉
to elect; election; measure word: 次 (cì), 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for election 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

选 xuǎn
to select, to elect, to choose; election
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
举 jǔ
to raise; to recommend; to praise
radical 3 ⼂ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 选举.

WordPinyinMeaning
选择 (選擇)xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
当选 (當選)dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
候选人 (候選人)hòu xuǎn réncandidate; measure word: 名 (míng)
选民 (選民)xuǎn mínvoter; constituency
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
举办 (舉辦)jǔ bànto conduct; to hold (an event)
举报 (舉報)jǔ bàoto report (malefactors to the police); to denounce

See also: Japanese symbol for “election”.

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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