"。" meaning in Chinese

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Punctuation

Etymology: A separator in the form of a small circle called 句號/句号 (jùhào), found in texts from the Song dynasty. It is used as a period in Chinese. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|句號}} 句號/句号 (jùhào), {{lang|zh|《春秋穀梁傳集解》}} 《春秋穀梁傳集解》, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{head|zh|punctuation mark}} 。
  1. . (full stop or period, marking the end of a sentence) Categories (topical): Chinese punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-。-zh-punct-f6Xdtr5l Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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