TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
選舉
ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄩˇ · xuǎnjǔ
verb — to elect; noun — election; vote
字源 FORM — what the parts do
選to select; to choose (選擇的選)xuǎn辶 (movement) at left; 巽 xùn gives the sound (drifted to xuǎn) — to walk and choose
舉to raise; to lift; to nominate (舉行的舉)jǔ與 (to give/together) at top; 手/手 (hands) — lifting up with both hands to offer or raise
選舉,選擇的選,舉手的舉。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
走去選好(選,辶+巽);兩手高舉(舉,與+手)——投票就是走去、選好、然後舉手。
Walk to the ballot and choose (選, 辶+巽); raise both hands (舉, 與+手) — to elect is to walk over, make your choice, and lift your hand.
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