句 (jù) is a Chinese character meaning “a sentence”. It is written from 勹 (wrap) and 口 (mouth), one enclosing the other, and takes 5 strokes.
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Structure
勹 + 口
Enclosing structure
Structure from: Unicode U+53E5 radical data; modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1
Memory aid
A wrapping shape (勹) closes around a mouth (口): words from the mouth wrapped up into one finished sentence.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 句子jù zisentence句 = jùHSK 3
- 造句zào jùto make a sentence句 = jùHSK 4
Go deeper
All readings
sentence
a sentence; a line (of verse); measure word for sentences or lines of speech
语言中能表达完整意思的单位；也作句子、话语的量词。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 句子jù zisentence句 = jùHSK 3
- 造句zào jùto make a sentence句 = jùHSK 4
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 句 mean?
句 (jù) means a sentence; a line (of verse); measure word for sentences or lines of speech.
How do you pronounce 句?
It is pronounced jù.
What parts is 句 made of?
勹 (wrap) and 口 (mouth), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+53E5 radical data; modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 句 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 句?
口. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 句?
Common ones are 句子 and 造句. The reading of 句 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.