构
gòu HSK4

form, structure

构 (構) gòu frequency
compose verb
to create a literary or artistic work; the structure or conception of such a work

他在心中构了一篇短文。

tā zài xīn zhōng gòu le yī piān duǎn​wén.

He composed a short essay in his mind.

construct verb
to build, form, or constitute something, either physically or conceptually

这个理论构成了他整篇论文的基础。

zhè​ge lǐ​lùn gòu​chéng le tā zhěng piān lùn​wén de jī​chǔ.

This theory forms the foundation of his entire paper.

paper mulberry verb
the tree species Broussonetia papyrifera, historically used for making paper

构树的皮可以用来造纸。

gòu shù de pí kě​yǐ yòng​lái zào​zhǐ.

The bark of the paper mulberry tree can be used to make paper.

构 (搆) gòu
enough verb
variant of 够 gòu; sufficient or adequate

这点钱不构买一张回家的票。

zhè diǎn qián bù gòu mǎi yī zhāng huí​jiā de piào.

This amount of money is not enough to buy a ticket home.

reach verb
to reach something by stretching out one's hand or body

他伸手去构树上的苹果。

tā shēn​shǒu qù gòu shù shàng de píng​guǒ.

He reached out to grab an apple from the tree.

Frequency
Character
Written text
511th most common 415.3 per million
Movie subtitles
1,345th most common 55.1 per million appears in 25% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1.10 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
11.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Traditional
構
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+6784

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)