构 gòu to compose
to compose; to make; building; structure
怎么记住“构”: 木 tree + 勾 to hook = to compose. The kids drag branches from the fallen tree and use rope to hook them together, proud of the den they managed to compose.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
构 = 木 tree + 勾 to hook
- 木 tree meaning
- 勾 to hook sound
The kids drag branches from the fallen tree and use rope to hook them together, proud of the den they managed to compose.
How it came to be
The tree gives the meaning and the hook gives the sound.
用法
- Bound morpheme meaning "to form/structure", central to a family of abstract nouns and verbs.
- 结构 jiégòu is the general word for "structure" (of a building, sentence, organization), while 机构 jīgòu is an "institution/organization" as an entity.
- 构成 gòuchéng "to constitute/make up" and 组成 zǔchéng "to form/compose" are close synonyms: 构成 leans more abstract/formal (构成威胁, to constitute a threat), 组成 is more concrete (由五人组成, made up of five people).
- 构建 gòujiàn is used for building abstract systems, relationships, or frameworks (构建信任 gòujiàn xìnrèn, "to build trust"), and 虚构 xūgòu means "fictional, made up", as in a novel's plot.
含“构”的词语
例句
- 人体的组织结构很复杂。 Réntǐ de zǔzhī jiégòu hěn fùzá.The structure of the human body is complicated.
- 这些房子的结构很简单。 Zhèixiē fángzi de jiégòu hěn jiǎndān.The structure of these houses is very simple.