句 (jù)

sentence/measure word for sentences

How 句 is written

Strokes
5
Radical
勹 — wrap
Traditional
句
Simplified
句 (unchanged)

Components

句 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

gōu
variant of 勾[gou1]
jù
sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse

Common words using 句

句子 jùzi
sentence; CL:個|个[ge4]
句號 jùhào
period (punct.)
一句 yījù
a line of verse; a sentence
例句 lìjù
example sentence
俳句 páijù
haiku
分句 fēnjù
clause (in European grammar)
反問句 fǎnwènjù
rhetorical question
句型 jùxíng
sentence pattern (in grammar)
句容 jùróng
Jurong county level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
句容市 jùróngshì
Jurong county level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
句式 jùshì
sentence pattern; sentence structure; syntax
句法 jùfǎ
syntax

句 in a sentence

請你把這句話再說一次。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè jù huà zài shuō yí cì.

“Please say this sentence one more time.”

How common is 句?

句 is the 706th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83% of all running text.

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