Definitions

gòu (verb) to construct; to form; to make up; to compose
gòu (noun) paper mulberry (tree)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 构 is the simplified form of the traditional 構, a phono-semantic compound primarily meaning to build or form. Both versions retain the wood radical 木 on the left as the semantic component, indicating the historical use of timber in construction. In the traditional character, the right side uses 冓 (gòu) as the phonetic element, which was simplified to 勾 (gōu) to reduce stroke count. The original meaning referred to assembling wooden structures, a sense that gradually expanded to include the construction of ideas, literary works, and organizational systems.

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这个结很稳固。

Zhège jiégòu hěn wěngù.

This structure is very stable.

现代建筑结很复杂。

Xiàndài jiànzhù jiégòu hěn fùzá.

Modern architectural structures are very complex.

五个人成了一个小组。

Wǔ gè rén gòuchéngle yīgè xiǎozǔ.

Five people form a group.

他在思一个新的计划。

Tā zài gòusī yīgè xīn de jìhuà.

He is conceiving a new plan.

公司的组织架需要调整。

Gōngsī de zǔzhī jiàgòu xūyào tiáozhěng.

The company's organizational structure needs adjustment.

这个理论建在他的研究基础上。

Zhège lǐlùn gòujiàn zài tā de yánjiū jīchǔ shàng.

This theory is constructed on the basis of his research.

两国正在积极建新型国际关系。

Liǎng guó zhèngzài jījí gòujiàn xīnxíng guójì guānxì.

The two countries are actively building a new type of international relations.

这部作品解了传统的叙事模式。

Zhè bù zuòpǐn jiěgòule chuántǒng de xùshì móshì.

This work deconstructs the traditional narrative mode.