Meaning:

sentence

Origin:

“句”字由“口”和“丩”（“纠”的本字）组成。“口”的原意是方钉，“丩”像两根绳子纠结在一起。所以“句”的本意是“弯曲”。现在“句”多用来表示完整的话。

The character “句” was composed of “口” and “丩” (the original version of “纠”). “口” used to mean nail, and “丩” looks like two intertwining ropes. Thus, the original meaning of “句” was “winding.” Now，it means a complete sentence.

Words:

   名言警句 (míngyánjǐngjù): famous aphorism

   感叹句 (gǎntànjù): exclamation (punctuation)

   句子   (jùzi): sentence

   句号  (jùhào): period (punctuation)

   句法  (jùfǎ): syntax

Examples:

1. 汉语里有非常多的名言警句。

    Hànyǔ li yǒu fēicháng duō de míngyájǐngjù.

    There are so many famous aphorisms in Chinese.

2. 这个句子太复杂了！

    Zhège jùzi tài fùzá le

    This sentence is so complicated!