構 (kau3 gau3 | gou4) : construct; form; construction; make up

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構

kau3 gau3

gou4

[1] [v] construct; form; build; compose
[2] [n] construction; organization; framework
[3] [v] (of abstract things) make up; invent
[4] [n] literary work; composition; writing

kau3 is the native colloquial reading; gau3 is the Mandarin-influenced literary reading.

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

構 / 构

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Apr 2014 04:27

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構想 gau3 soeng2 gou4 xiang3 = idea; concept; conception

機構 gei1 kau3 ji1 gou4 = organisation; organization; institution; agency; body; mechanism

結構 git3 kau3; git3 gau3 jie2 gou4 = structure; composition; makeup; construction

政府機構 zing3 fu2 gei1 kau3 zheng4 fu3 ji1 gou4 = government organization

架構 gaa3 kau3 jia4 gou4 = [1] infrastructure, framework; [2] architecture

構思 kau3 si1 gou4 si1 = make a preliminary outline of a story; make a sketch

構成 kau3 sing4 gou4 cheng2 = [1] to constitute; [2] to form; [3] to compose, to make up

構造 kau3 zou6 gou4 zao4 = structure

政治機構 zing3 zi6 gei1 kau3 zheng4 zhi4 ji1 gou4 = political organization

慈善機構 ci4 sin6 gei1 kau3 ci2 shan4 ji1 gou4 = charity association
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