選舉

See also: 選挙, 选举, and 選擧

Chinese

		to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect	to lift; to hold up; to cite to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect
trad. (選舉/選擧)		選	舉/擧
simp. (选举)		选	举

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xuǎnjǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄩˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щүанҗү (xüanžü, II-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): syun² geoi²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhun² gui²
Gan (Wiktionary): xyon³ jy³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sién-kí

(Meixian, Guangdong): xiên³ gi³
Eastern Min (BUC): sōng-gṳ̄
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): soán-kú / soán-kír / soán-kí

(Teochew, Peng'im): suang² ge² / suêng² ge²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shi-ciu₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuǎnjǔ [Phonetic: xuánjǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuǎnjyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan³-chü³
  - Yale: sywǎn-jyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuanjeu
  - Palladius: сюаньцзюй (sjuanʹczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щүанҗү (xüanžü, II-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyæ̃⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun² geoi²
  - Yale: syún géui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn² goey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun² gêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn³⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhun² gui²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬun⁵⁵ kui⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: xyon³ jy³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyɵn²¹³⁻²⁴ t͡ɕy²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sién-kí
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien^ˋ gi^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian³ gi³
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯en³¹ ki³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xiên³ gi³
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕiɛn³¹ ki³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sōng-gṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /souŋ³³⁻³⁵ ^(k-)ŋy³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-kú
  - Tâi-lô: suán-kú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soafnkuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /suan⁴²⁻²⁴ ku⁴²/
  - IPA (Penang): /suan⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴⁵/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-kír
  - Tâi-lô: suán-kír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /suan⁴²⁻²⁴ kɯ⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-kí
  - Tâi-lô: suán-kí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soafnkie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴¹/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: suang² ge² / suêng² ge²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suáng kṳ́ / suéng kṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kɯ⁵²/, /sueŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

Note:

suang2 ge2 - Shantou;
suêng2 ge2 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shi-ciu₅
  - MiniDict: shi^去 ciu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xi-jy₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi³³ t͡ɕy⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: sjwenX kjoX

Rime
Character	選	舉
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	仙 (78)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	思兖切	居許切
Baxter	sjwenX	kjoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siuᴇn^X/	/kɨʌ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/sʷiɛn^X/	/kiɔ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/sjuæn^X/	/kiɔ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/swian^X/	/kɨə̆^X/
Li Rong	/siuɛn^X/	/kiɔ^X/
Wang Li	/sĭwɛn^X/	/kĭo^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯wɛn^X/	/ki̯wo^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xuǎn	jǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	syun²	geoi²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]o[n]ʔ C.q(r)aʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*sqʰonʔ klaʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	選	舉
Reading #	1/3	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xuǎn	jǔ
Middle Chinese	‹ sjwen^X ›	‹ kjo^X ›
Old Chinese	/*[s]o[n]ʔ/	/*C.q(r)aʔ/
English	choose; count	lift, raise
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	選	舉
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	14157	15888
Phonetic component	巽	舁
Rime group	元	魚
Rime subdivision	3	0
Corresponding MC rime	選	舉
Old Chinese	/*sqʰonʔ/	/*klaʔ/
Notes		舁轉註字，說文從手與聲，漢碑隸變作此

Verb

選舉

to elect (to choose someone by voting)
日益臨近的選舉／日益临近的选举 ― rìyì línjìn de xuǎnjǔ ― a looming election
(historical, Classical) to nominate for an official post

Derived terms

制限選舉 / 制限选举
差額選舉 / 差额选举 (chā'é xuǎnjǔ)
直接選舉 / 直接选举 (zhíjiē xuǎnjǔ)
等額選舉 / 等额选举 (děng'é xuǎnjǔ)
被選舉權 / 被选举权 (bèixuǎnjǔquán)
選舉人 / 选举人 (xuǎnjǔrén)
選舉工程 / 选举工程 (xuǎnjǔgōngchéng)
選舉權 / 选举权 (xuǎnjǔquán)
間接選舉 / 间接选举 (jiànjiē xuǎnjǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (選舉):

→ Japanese: 選挙(せんきょ) (senkyo)
→ Korean: 선거(選擧) (seon'geo)
→ Vietnamese: tuyển cử (選舉)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
選	舉
せん Grade: 4	きょ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

選(せん)舉(きょ) • (senkyo)

Kyūjitai form of 選挙: election

Korean

Hanja in this term
選	舉

Noun

選舉 • (seon'geo) (hangeul 선거)

alternative form of 選擧 (“election”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
選	舉

Verb

選舉

chữ Hán form of tuyển cử (“to elect”)