句

jù
#706 most
frequent character
sentence
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

句 began as a picture of two twisted ropes 丩, later written 勹, with 口 as a mark to tell it apart. That gave the meaning 'bent, twisted'. 口 also supplied the sound, and the modern sense 'sentence' came by sound loan, with no link to the shape.

Drawn as: two twisted ropes

句 as a component in other characters

sound14 characters
够狗拘苟驹枸劬笱朐岣鸲鼩竘昫

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Example Sentences

这句话很有意思。
zhè jù huà hěn yǒuyìsī 。
This sentence is very interesting.
请写一句话。
qǐng xiě yījù huà 。
Please write a sentence.
我不知道这个句子是什么意思。
wǒ bùzhīdào zhègè jùzi shì shénme yìsī 。
I don’t know what this sentence means.

Same Characters, Different Readings

句gōu
variant of 勾[gou1]

Words with similar meanings

语句yǔjù
phrase
A more general term that can refer to any phrase or statement, not necessarily a complete sentence.
句子jùzi
sentence
Another common term for a sentence, often used interchangeably.

Homophones

聚jù
assemble, gather, get together
剧jù
theatrical work, drama, play
据jù
according to, seize, depend on
锯jù
. saw, . to cut with a saw

Words Starting With 句

句子jù zi
sentence

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