Chinese Word: 构 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

构 (Trad.: 構)HSK 5

Pinyin: gòu

English Definition: to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

Chinese Definition:
①结成，组合，造：构造。构思。构图。虚构。构筑。构想。
②作品：佳构。
③落叶乔木，叶卵形，花淡绿色。木材可制器具，皮为造纸原料。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:勾 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 勾 [ gōu ] to hook, to join, to connect; to entice

Similar Characters: 钩沟栒

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结构HSK 5	jié gòu	structure; composition; makeup; architecture; Classifiers: 座
机构HSK 6	jī gòu	mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; Classifiers: 所
构成HSK 5	gòu chéng	to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)
构建	gòu jiàn	to construct (sth abstract)
构筑	gòu zhù	to build; to construct

1		zhè 这 shǒu 首 yīn yuè 音乐 jié zòu 节奏 jié gòu 结构 fù zá 复杂。 This piece of music has a complex rhythmic structure.
2		wǒ men 我们 qiāng 将 gòu zào 构造 yī zuò 一座 xīn de 新的 qiáo liáng 桥梁。 We will construct a new bridge.
3		rú hé 如何 gòu zào 构造 yī gè 一个 gāo xiào 高效 de 的 suàn fǎ 算法？ How to construct an efficient algorithm?
4		zhèng fǔ 政府 zhèng zài 正在 nǔ lì 努力 tiáo zhěng 调整 jīng jì 经济 jié gòu 结构。 The government is working hard to adjust the economic structure.
5		zhè cì 这次 huì yì 会议 de 的 jié gòu 结构 yǒu xiē 有些 hùn luàn 混乱。 The structure of this meeting is a bit chaotic.

1		zhè 这 shǒu 首 yīn yuè 音乐 jié zòu 节奏 jié gòu 结构 fù zá 复杂。 This piece of music has a complex rhythmic structure.
2		wǒ men 我们 qiāng 将 gòu zào 构造 yī zuò 一座 xīn de 新的 qiáo liáng 桥梁。 We will construct a new bridge.
3		rú hé 如何 gòu zào 构造 yī gè 一个 gāo xiào 高效 de 的 suàn fǎ 算法？ How to construct an efficient algorithm?
4		zhèng fǔ 政府 zhèng zài 正在 nǔ lì 努力 tiáo zhěng 调整 jīng jì 经济 jié gòu 结构。 The government is working hard to adjust the economic structure.
5		zhè cì 这次 huì yì 会议 de 的 jié gòu 结构 yǒu xiē 有些 hùn luàn 混乱。 The structure of this meeting is a bit chaotic.