构gòu
to compose, to make; building, frame, structure. 8 strokes, radical 木, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 构
Strokes 1–4 write 木, then strokes 5–8 write 勾.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 构 · the stroke-order rules
What 构 is made of
木 (mù, tree) and 勾 (gōu, to hook).
木 carries the meaning — wood — and 勾 carries the sound.
Words that use 构
| 构成 | to constitute (a structure) 几个部分组合在一起形成一个整体 巨型桩柱构成了大桥的主桥墩。The giant pier piles form the bridge's main tower. Lesson 282, 宏基伟业与工程规程 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 构造 | internal mechanical structure 事物内部各部分搭配组成的样子 这座仓库内部构造十分严谨。This warehouse's internal structure is extremely rigorous. Lesson 283, 物资供给与市场流通 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 机构 | an accredited institutional body 专门办理某种事务的组织 科研机构代表向大会汇报成果。The institution's representative reported the results to the assembly. Lesson 291, 荣典盛事与喜结良缘 · 金石之策与盛典机遇 · Financial Strategy, Grand Ceremonies & Market Endeavors |
| 结构 | a structure 事物各部分搭配和组织的方式 团队精心优化了装置的力学结构。The team carefully refined the device's mechanical structure. Lesson 298, 学府论道与经世创新 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 构建 | to construct, build (a system) 指搭建起某种体系或结构 社会各界携手构建未成年人保护网。Society joined hands to built a protection network for minors. Lesson 584, 固本拓疆 · 艺苑流芳与经世济民 · Civic Governance & Cultural Renaissance |
Characters that share the sound part 勾
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 木
All 67 of them, and what the radical means, on the 木 radical page.