to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
举 · 9 strokes
Simplified form of 舉. Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 與 represents the sound.
报 · 7 strokes
Simplified form of 報. Depicts a person being subdued (𠬝) by shackles (㚔). Based on the original meaning "punish". The meaning later shifted to "revenge", "recompense", "report", and "announce".