句
jù · HSK 2
sentence
💬 句 = 勹 (wrap) + 口 (mouth) — words wrapped into a sentence
句 (jù) means sentence or a measure word for general phrases. The 口 (mouth) under 勹 (a wrapping enclosure) suggests speech bundled into a single unit — a complete utterance wrapped up as one sentence.
句 — 勹 (wrap) + 口 (mouth/enclosure)
Originally a pictograph showing a hook or curve enclosing something, depicting a bend or turn. The form combines 勹 (wrap) around 口, suggesting words bound together. It later came to mean a complete sentence or phrase, the basic unit of bounded speech.