局
jú
#483 most
frequent character
(measure word)
Measure Word
Character breakdown
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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Example Sentences
这局游戏真有趣。
zhè jú yóuxì zhēn yǒuqù 。
This game round is really interesting.
我们最近打了几局麻将。
wǒmen zuìjìn dǎ le jījú májiāng 。
We played several rounds of mahjong recently.
在比赛中，局数是有限的。
zài bǐsài zhōng ， jú shù shì yǒuxiàn de 。
In the competition, the number of rounds is limited.
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