[jQuery] $(this) problem

[jQuery] $(this) problem

hi, John.
When function something, $(this) is using frequently. What make me confusing is that $() doesn't support such as $(this + "tag") or $(this > "class") or  $(this/div) forms. What can I do now is abusing find(), I think that is not a elegent way.  So can I request  this  feature? That is to say, can you make "this" as a seletor ( sorry, I can not descript it in JS term, I am a CSS coder)?
regards.
p.s. Hope  you could understand my poor English, sorry for that too.  :)<br clear="all">
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