How to write 句

Animated Stroke Order of 句

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Free Printable 句 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "句"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 句

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "句"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 句

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Meaning of 句

Pinyin jù、 gōu

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse) / sentence

Usage

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句 [jù] 1. A complete statement composed of words expressing a full meaning. 由词组成的能表示出一个完整意思的话。 2. In ancient times, the place where phrases stopped was called a "句" or "读". 〔～读（dòu）〕古代称文词停顿的地方为“句”或“读”。 3. A measure word used for language. 量词，用于语言。 4. For example: 句子 (sentence), 句法 (syntax). 例如: 句子 (sentence)，句法 (syntax)。 5. Used to send messages from the lower to the upper ranks in ceremonies during the Han dynasty in China, opposite to "胪". 中国汉代行大礼时，由九宾中地位最低的士依次向上传话，与“胪”相反。 6. Used for measuring language. 用于言语的计量。 7. Also used for measuring time; representing points as "点"; representing intervals as "个" (o'clock). 用于时间的计量。表示点时，相当于“点”；表示时段时，相当于“个” (钟头)。 8. The term can also refer to "高丽", an ancient country. 〔高～骊〕古国名，即“高丽”。 9. The character can also refer to various meanings related to bending, striking, investigating, catching, seducing, and delineating (as in the action of bending or curving). 此字符也可指与弯曲、勾销、查考、捕捉、逗引和勾画相关的各种含义。 10. In spoken language, it may imply a conditional form, as in "if". 在口语中，它可能暗示一个条件形式，例如“如果”。句 [gōu] 1. Bending, the original meaning. 【本义】:弯曲。 2. To examine or inquire. 查考 ([En.] examine)。 3. To catch or capture. 搜取;捕捉 ([En.] catch)。 4. To draft or sketch. 勾画 ([En.] delineate)。 5. Refers to the tender shoots of plants. 指草木初生拳状的幼芽 ([En.] tender bud)。 6. It also denotes a hook, which later became the character for "钩". 钩子。后作“钩” ([En.] hook)。 7. An old term for the shorter leg of a right triangle. 古称不等腰直角三角形直角旁的短边 ([En.] the shorter leg of a right triangle). 8. The character connects to the various meanings in both poetic and practical language contexts. 此字与诗歌和实际语言中的各种意义相关。

两句 liǎng jù

(say) a few words

半句 bàn jù

Half sentence

句子 jù zi

sentence / CL:個|个[ge4]

诗句 shī jù

verse / CL:行[hang2]

换句话说 huàn jù huà shuō

in other words

四句 sì jù

Four sentences

语句 yǔ jù

sentence

三句 sān jù

three sentences

第一句 dì yī jù

first sentence

词句 cí jù

words and sentences

句句 jù jù

Sentence

句号 jù hào

full stop / period (punct.)

绝句 jué jù

quatrain (poetic form)

句型 jù xíng

sentence pattern (in grammar)

字句 zì jù

words / expressions / writing

字斟句酌 zì zhēn jù zhuó

weighing every word

句式 jù shì

sentence pattern / sentence structure / syntax

几句 jǐ jù

a few words / a few lines

句柄 jù bǐng

handle

佳句 jiā jù

beautiful line (in a poem) / well-turned phrase

俳句 pái jù

haiku

高句丽 Gāo gōu lí

Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms

一句 yī jù

a line of verse / a sentence

遣词造句 qiǎn cí zào jù

wording and phrasing / choice of words and building of sentence

遣词用句 qiǎn cí yòng jù

Wording