Chinese symbol for “sentence”
句
jù
sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sentence is 句 (jù), defined as: sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sentence”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 判处 (判處) | pàn chǔ | to sentence; to condemn |
| 刑罚 (刑罰) | xíng fá | sentence; penalty |
| 判刑 | pàn xíng | to sentence (to prison etc) |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence; 个 (gè) |
| 语句 (語句) | yǔ jù | sentence |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 句.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一句 | yī jù | a line of verse; a sentence |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence; 个 (gè) |
| 语句 (語句) | yǔ jù | sentence |
| 换句话说 (換句話說) | huàn jù huà shuō | in other words |
| 两句 (兩句) | liǎng jù | (say) a few words |
| 诗句 (詩句) | shī jù | verse; measure word: 行 (háng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sentence”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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