举荐 (jǔ jiàn) — to recommend (a person for a position or role)

Definition

举荐 (jǔjiàn) is a formal, written verb for recommending a PERSON for a position — stronger and more literary than the everyday 推荐.

verb

to recommend (a person for a position or role)

举荐。
Tā shì yóu gōng sī gāo céng jǔ jiàn dān rèn xiàng mù jīng lǐ de.
He was recommended by senior management to serve as project manager.
举荐。
Xiào zhǎng jǔ jiàn le jǐ wèi yōu xiù jiào shī cān jiā guó jì jiāo liú.
The principal recommended several excellent teachers to participate in international exchange.
，举荐。
Rú guǒ nǐ yǒu hé shì de rén xuǎn, qǐng wù bì jǔ jiàn gěi wǒ.
If you have a suitable candidate, please be sure to recommend them to me.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

举jǔlift up

荐jiànrecommend

举 (lift up) and 荐 (recommend) combine to mean recommend someone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 舉; 举 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

與

與yǔ舉jǔ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 舉 pairs 與, which gives the sound, with 手, a hand; the simplified 举 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 薦; 荐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 薦 combines 艸 (grass) and 廌 (wild beast) to show a pasture. It was later borrowed for its sound to mean 'recommend'.