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句逗

jù dòu

2-character word

What 句逗 means

1. punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
2. period 句号 and comma 逗号
3. sentences and phrases

The characters in 句逗

• 句jùsentence; clause; phrase
• 逗dòuto tease (playfully); to entice; (colloquial) to joke; (colloquial) funny; amusing

Sounds the same

Read jù dòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 句读pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence…