句 jù, gōu — sentence; phrase; clause; expression

句
jù gōu

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #288

jù ju4

Basic definition

  1. noun sentence; phrase; clause; expression e.g 句子语句造句
  2. noun measure word for sentences, remarks e.g 一句话三句话

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意。小篆字形，从口，从丩( jiū)，象绳丝缠结之状)。“丩”亦兼表字音。①( gōu)本义:弯曲。②句子
  2. sentence e.g 句式 · 句语 · 句投 · 句度
  3. message sent from bottom to top in a ceremony
measure word
  1. 用于言语的计量 e.g 句把 · 两句诗
  2. o'clock

gōu gou1

Basic definition

  1. noun used in names (e.g. Gou, as in 句践) e.g 句践句芒

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从口。正当读今言钩，俗作勾。本义:弯曲)
  2. bend
  3. (草木出土时，弯的叫句，直的叫萌。)。又如:句爪(钩形的尖爪);句枉(曲枝);句曲(弯曲);句倨(弯曲);句圜(屈曲连环)
  4. strike e.g 句抹 · 句除
  5. examine e.g 句校 · 句考 · 句稽
  6. catch e.g 句押 · 句追 · 句剥
  7. seduce e.g 句引 · 句结
  8. delineate
conjunction
  1. if
noun
  1. tender bud e.g 句萌
  2. hook e.g 句绳
  3. the shorter leg of a right triangle
  4. ——人名用字

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