举

jǔ

to lift

to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed

excitement (兴) + hand (扌) = lift up and act

The hand radical anchors the physical act of lifting or raising. 兴 here is largely phonetic, though its association with arousal and excitement lends a faint sense of energetic action.

兴+扌→举

兴ExcitementPhonetic, Semantic

扌HandSemantic

Words with 举

荐举

jiàn jǔ

to propose (for a job)

遐举

xiá jǔ

to go a long way away

选举法庭

xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng

election court

选举

xuǎn jǔ

to elect

选举人

xuǎn jǔ rén

voter

选举人团

xuǎn jǔ rén tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

选举团

xuǎn jǔ tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

选举委员会

xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì

Election Committee (Hong Kong)

选举权

xuǎn jǔ quán

suffrage

间接选举

jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ

indirect election

飘举

piāo jǔ

to dance

惊人之举

jīng rén zhī jǔ

to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)

More characters with 兴

誉