Chinese symbol for “lift”
举
jǔ
Traditional: 舉
to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lift is 举 (jǔ), defined as: to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise.
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 “lift”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc) |
| 抬 | tái | to lift; to raise |
| 昂 | áng | to lift; to raise |
| 掀 | xiān | to lift (a lid); to rock |
| 撬 | qiào | to lift; to pry open |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 举.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 举行 (舉行) | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 选举 (選舉) | xuǎn jǔ | to elect; election |
| 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 |
| 举动 (舉動) | jǔ dòng | act; action |
| 举措 (舉措) | jǔ cuò | move; act; measure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lift”.
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.