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 7723 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

儲氣構造 cyu5 hei3 kau3 zou6 chu3 qi4 gou4 zao4 = a gas-bearing structure

儲油構造 cyu5 jau4 kau3 zou6 chu3 you2 gou4 zao4 = an oil-bearing structure

內部結構 noi6 bou6 git3 kau3 nei4 bu4 jie2 gou4 = internal structure; internal composition

核結構 hat6 git3 kau3 he2 jie2 gou4 = nuclear structure

教學機構 gaau3 hok6 gei1 kau3 jiao4 xue2 ji1 gou4 = educational organization

結構理論 git3 kau3 lei5 leon6 jie2 gou4 li3 lun4 = structure theory(-ies)

軍事機構 gwan1 si6 gei1 kau3 jun1 shi4 ji1 gou4 = military institution

商業機構 soeng1 jip6 gei1 kau3 shang1 ye4 ji1 gou4 = commercial organization

物理結構 mat6 lei5 git3 kau3 wu4 li3 jie2 gou4 = physical composition

研究機構 jin4 gau3 gei1 kau3 yan2 jiu4 ji1 gou4 (Taiwan), yan2 jiu1 ji1 gou4 (PRC) = research institute

辦事機構 baan6 si6 gei1 kau3 ban4 shi4 ji1 gou4 = [n] administrative body, working body

木結構 muk6 git3 kau3 mu4 jie2 gou4 = [architecture] timber structure; wood construction

上層結構 soeng6 cang4 git3 zuk1 = superstructure

虛構 heoi1 kau3 xu1 gou4 = imaginary, ficticious, false

虛構資本 heoi1 kau3 zi1 bun2 xu1 gou4 zi1 ben3 = fictitious capital

結構工程師 git3 kau3 gung1 cing4 si1 jie2 gou4 gong1 cheng2 shi1 = structural engineer

構圖 gau3 tou4 gou4 tu2 = composition (of an art piece or photograph etc)

結構牆 git3 kau3 coeng4 jie2 gou4 qiang2 = structural wall, block wall

建構 gin3 kau3 jian4 gou4 = construct; set up

結構助詞 git3 kau3 zo6 ci4 jie2 gou4 zhu4 ci2 = structural auxiliary

分佈式結構 fan1 bou3 sik1 git3 kau3 fen1 bu4 shi4 jie2 gou4 = distributed architecture

板塊構造 baan2 faai3 kau3 zou6 ban3 kuai4 gou4 zao5 = plate tectonics

客戶服務器結構 haak3 wu6 fuk6 mou6 hei3 git3 kau3 ke4 hu4 fu2 wu4 qi4 jie2 gou4 = client server architecture

合格境內機構投資者 hap6 gaak3 ging2 noi6 gei1 kau3 tau4 zi1 ze2 = QDII (qualified domestic institutional investor)

中國國家原字能機構 zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 jyun4 zi6 nang4 gei1 kau3 zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 yuan2 zi4 neng2 ji1 gou4 = China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)

國際原子能機構 gwok3 zai3 jyun4 zi2 nang4 gei1 kau3 guo2 ji4 yuan2 zi3 neng2 ji1 gou4 = International Atomic Energy Agency

國際原子能結構 gwok3 zai3 jyun4 zi2 nang4 git3 kau3 guo2 ji4 yuan2 zi3 neng2 jie2 gou4 = International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

青少年團體突破機構 cing1 siu3 nin4 tyun4 tai2 dat6 po3 gei1 kau3 qing1 shao4 nian2 tuan2 ti3 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) puo4 ji1 gou4 = Breakthrough youth group

核子武器研究機構 hat6 zi2 mou5 hei3 jin4 gau3 gei1 kau3 he2 zi3 wu3 qi4 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) ji1 gou4 = a nuclear weapons research facility

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