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  kau3 gau3   jyutping
  gou4   pinyin
[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.
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: (#75)

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

This word has been viewed 7650 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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detail  gau3 soeng2  gou4 xiang3 = idea; concept; conception
detail  gei1 kau3  ji1 gou4 = organisation; organization; institution; agency; body; mechanism
detail  git3 kau3; git3 gau3  jie2 gou4 = structure; composition; makeup; construction
detail  zing3 fu2 gei1 kau3  zheng4 fu3 ji1 gou4 = government organization
detail  gaa3 kau3  jia4 gou4 = [1] infrastructure, framework; [2] architecture
detail  kau3 si1  gou4 si1 = make a preliminary outline of a story; make a sketch
detail  kau3 sing4  gou4 cheng2 = [1] to constitute; [2] to form; [3] to compose, to make up
detail  kau3 zou6  gou4 zao4 = structure
detail  zing3 zi6 gei1 kau3  zheng4 zhi4 ji1 gou4 = political organization
detail  ci4 sin6 gei1 kau3  ci2 shan4 ji1 gou4 = charity association
See all 39 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)
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