Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
局 shows a person bent over at the waist, and first meant 'bent and cramped.' 句 jù adds both the sound and the sense 'bent.' From there the meaning grew to 'to limit', 'part', and 'crooked.' The sense 'office' was borrowed only for its sound.
Drawn as: bent-over person
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