Memory phrase for the character: 句

句

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Meaning

phrase, clause, rhythmic section in poem, paragraph

Pronunciation

KU

Explanation

 Outside: wrap up/cover 勹, inside: mouth 口

Mnemonic
 
She covered her mouth at such a phrase. Or: Sth. wrapped 勹 out the mouth 口.

Radicals

口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
句 phrase, clause
勹 wrapThe function of this radical 勹 for “to wrap” is easily recognizable with "package 包" or "chest/breast 胸".




 Vocabulary

句 く  sentence
俳句 はいく  haiku poetry
句点 くてん  period, full stop
句読点 くとうてん  punctuation marks
文句 もんく  phrase, complaint
語句 ごく  words, phrases

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