句号

句號

jùhào

noun #13,470

Measure Word

一个句号 gè

Meanings

1 full stop; period (punctuation mark)

Characters

sentence; clause

mark; sign; symbol

Examples

句子结尾要加句号。

Jùzi jiéwěi yào jiā jùhào.

You need to add a period at the end of a sentence.

这件事就到此画上句号吧。

Zhè jiàn shì jiù dào cǐ huà shàng jùhào ba.

Let's put a full stop on this matter.

Tips

culture

The Chinese period is a small hollow circle (。) not a dot (.). 画上句号 (to draw a period) figuratively means to bring something to an end or conclusion.

Stroke Order

句 jù

号 hào