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构
構
gòu
1. to construct
2. to form
3. to make up
4. to compose
5. literary composition
6. paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

构
gòu
to compose, to make; building, frame, structure
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

同构
tónggòu
isomorphism
建构
jiàngòu
to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations)
架构
jiàgòu
to construct
构件
gòujiàn
member
构图
gòutú
(art) composition
构建
gòujiàn
to construct (sth abstract)
构思
gòusī
to design
HSK 6
构想
gòuxiǎng
to conceive
构成
gòuchéng
to constitute
HSK 5
构架
gòujià
structure
构筑
gòuzhù
to build
构词
gòucí
composite word
构造
gòuzào
structure
构陷
gòuxiàn
to frame
机构
jīgòu
mechanism
HSK 6
异构
yìgòu
isomeric (chemistry)
结构
jiégòu
structure
HSK 5
虚构
xūgòu
to make up
解构
jiěgòu
to deconstruct
赵构
ZhàoGòu
Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong [[高宗<Gāozōng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
510
Word Frequency Rank
1,700 of 84,292