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The character "句", whose original form was "勾", began as a pictographic representation of something bent or hooked, a concept later specialized by the derivative character "勾". Its structure combines the wrapping radical "勹", suggesting enclosure or curvature, with "口", indicating an opening or utterance. Over time, this graphic idea of a bent hook was metaphorically extended to language, coming to denote a segment of speech, a phrase or sentence, that is both delimited and complete in itself, much like a hooked shape that curves back upon its point of origin. This semantic shift from a physical curve to a linguistic unit established its primary modern meaning, while the original concrete sense of a hook or bend was largely carried forward by the character "勾", allowing "句" to specialize in its grammatical function.
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这是一个句子。
他说了一句很重要的话。
请把这句话翻译成英文。
你能造一个疑问句吗？
写文章时要注意句子的通顺。
这个长句的语法结构比较复杂。
这段话由几个并列句构成。
不同的句式可以表达出微妙的语气差异。