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gōu = g + ou1
variant of 勾[gou1]
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= ju + Ø4
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse
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How to pronounce 句

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= ju initial

Ju is for Zeus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

句 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
bāo = b + ao1
archaic variant of 包[bao1]
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 句 as component

chū = chu + Ø1
variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
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= qu + Ø2
surname Qu
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gōu = g + ou1
bent / crooked
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Words with 句

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famous saying / celebrated phrase
declarative sentence

Sentences with 句

句 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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