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托举 (tuō jǔ) — to lift and support (physically); to support (figuratively, e.g., to help someone succeed)

Definition

Combines 托 (support from below) and 举 (lift up) to mean actively lifting and holding something or someone up. Used both physically (e.g., a weightlifter) and figuratively for nurturing talent or supporting a cause.

verb
to lift and support (physically)to support (figuratively, e.g., to help someone succeed)

Examples

  • 托举。
    Tā yòng lì tuō jǔ qǐ dì shàng de xiāng zi.
    He lifted and supported the box from the ground with force.
  • 托举，。
    Jiào liàn quán lì tuō jǔ nián qīng duì yuán, ràng tā men kuài sù chéng zhǎng.
    The coach fully supports the young players, letting them grow quickly.
  • 托举。
    Shè huì shàng xū yào gèng duō rén lái tuō jǔ gōng yì shì yè.
    Society needs more people to support public welfare causes.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

托tuōsupport
举jǔraise

托 and 举 both describe lifting or holding up, so together they mean to lift and support.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
乇
乇tuō托tuō
Same sound today

托 is built from 手 (hand) and 乇, which gives the sound tuō.

Open 托 →

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
手手shǒuhand
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.

Open 举 →
Appears in
Sports & Athletics

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