构
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gòu · to compose, to make

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 构

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gòuWords pronounced gòu
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Example sentences

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Yún céng de gòu chéng fāng shì yǒu hǎo jǐ zhǒng.云层的构成方式有好几种。

There are several kinds of cloud formations.

Source: Tatoeba #3567591 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì dé dào yí dà bǐ qián jiù juān yí bùfen gěi cí shàn jī gòu.我一得到一大笔钱就捐一部分给慈善机构。

Whenever I get a large sum of money, I donate some of it to charity.

Source: Tatoeba #2367587 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hǎo xiàng shì fēi jié gòu xìng de.它好像是非结构性的。

It seems to be unstructured.

Source: Tatoeba #10006997 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ suǒ jiàn guò de zuì dà xíng de gòu zào le.这是我所见过的最大型的构造了。

This is the most massive structure I have ever seen.

Source: Tatoeba #333573 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shén yǔ wǒ de xìn yǎng shì wéiyī de zhēn lǐ, qí yú dōu shì xū gòu.我的神与我的信仰是唯一的真理,其余都是虚构。

My God and my faith are the only true ones, and the others are just fiction.

Source: Tatoeba #8932440 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén tǐ de zǔ zhī shì yóu xì bāo gòu chéng de.人体的组织是由细胞构成的。

Human tissue is made up of cells.

Source: Tatoeba #3567594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 构 in context

  1. Say gòu, then recall the core meaning: to compose, to make.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 构成 (gòu chéng), meaning “to constitute”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 构 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.