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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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这个结构很稳固。
现代建筑结构很复杂。
五个人构成了一个小组。
他在构思一个新的计划。
公司的组织架构需要调整。
这个理论构建在他的研究基础上。
两国正在积极构建新型国际关系。
这部作品解构了传统的叙事模式。