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构

gòu

HSK 5 Character Traditional 構

What 构 means

1. to construct
2. to form
3. to make up
4. to compose
5. literary composition
6. paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

Other readings

构 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• gòuvariant of {构|gòu}; variant of {够|gòu}; to reach by stretching

Example sentences

• 我构不到它。
  I can't reach it.
• 我爱虚构的语言。
  Wǒ ài xūgòu de yǔyán.
  I love fictional languages.
• 我喜欢虚构语言。
  I like conlangs.
• 头脑的结构很复杂。
  Tóunǎo de jiégòu hěn fùzá.
  The structure of the brain is complicated.
• 它好像是非结构性的。
  It seems to be unstructured.
• 我构不到那罐番茄罐头。
  I can't reach that can of tomatoes.

Words starting with 构

• 构成gòu chéngto constitute; to form; to compose
• 构思gòu sīto design; to plot; to plan out
• 构建gòu jiànto construct (sth abstract)
• 构造gòu zàostructure; composition; tectonic (geology)
• 构想gòu xiǎngto conceive; concept
• 构筑gòu zhùto build; to construct
• 构图gòu tú(art) composition
• 构架gòu jiàstructure
• 构件gòu jiànmember; component; part
• 构想图gòu xiǎng túnotional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)
• 构造运动gòu zào yùn dòngtectonic movement; movement of earth's crust
• 构型gòu xíngstructure; (spatial) configuration; arrangement
• 构词gòu cícomposite word
• 构词学gòu cí xuémorphology (linguistics)
• 构树gòu shùpaper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
• 构陷gòu xiànto frame; to bring false charges against

Words containing 构

• 结构jié gòustructure; composition; makeup
• 机构jī gòumechanism; structure; organization
• 虚构xū gòuto make up; fabrication; fictional
• 架构jià gòuto construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture
• 建构jiàn gòuto construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations); to set up; to develop
• 结构性jié gòu xìngstructural
• 重构chóng gòuto reconstruct; reconstruction; (computing) refactoring
• 结构主义jié gòu zhǔ yìstructuralism
• 同构tóng gòuisomorphism; isomorphic
• 解构jiě gòuto deconstruct
• 商业机构shāng yè jī gòucommercial organization
• 结构式jié gòu shìstructural formula (chemistry)
• 代数结构dài shù jié gòualgebraic structure
• 数据结构shù jù jié gòu(computing) data structure
• 物理结构wù lǐ jié gòuphysical composition
• 产品结构chǎn pǐn jié gòu(in business strategy) product mix; product portfolio…
• 结构理论jié gòu lǐ lùnstructural theory (physics)
• 教学机构jiào xué jī gòueducational organization
• 专门机构zhuān mén jī gòuspecialized agency
• 分布式结构fēn bù shì jié gòudistributed architecture
• 政治机构zhèng zhì jī gòupolitical organization
• 传动机构chuán dòng jī gòutransmission mechanism
• 核结构hé jié gòunuclear structure
• 军事机构jūn shì jī gòumilitary institution

Characters built on 勾

These share the phonetic component 勾 (gōu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 购gòuto buy; to purchase
• 沟gōuditch; gutter; groove
• 钩gōuto hook; to sew; to crochet

Characters that look like 构

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 购gòuto buy; to purchase
• 均jūn(bound form) equal; uniform; even; (literary) without exception; all
• 拘jūto capture; to restrain; to constrain
• 狗gǒudog
• 绚xuànadorned; swift; gorgeous
• 枸gōubent; crooked

Sounds the same

Read gòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 够enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (colloquial) (before adj.) really
• 购to buy; to purchase
• 垢dirt; disgrace
• 勾used in 勾当
• 媾to marry; to copulate
• 诟disgrace; to revile
• 彀to draw a bow to the full; the range of a bow and arrow; old variant of 够
• 遘meet unexpectedly
• 姤copulate; good
• 冓inner rooms of palace; ten billions
• 觏complete; meet unexpectedly; see
• 雊crowing of pheasant