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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
舉手 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
舉手 =
ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇ · jǔshǒu
verb — to raise one's hand (to answer, to vote, to volunteer)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to lift, raise up (舉起)
the hand (手指)shǒu
舉手,舉起的舉,手指的手。
關 · Related
jǔqǐto lift up — the plain 投票tóupiàoto vote — one thing a show of hands does