构

See also: 構 and 搆

构 U+6784, 构 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6784 ← 枃 [U+6783] CJK Unified Ideographs 枅 → [U+6785]

Translingual

Han character

构 (radical 75, 木+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 木心戈 (DPI) or X木心戈 (XDPI), four-corner 4792₀, composition ⿰木勾)

References

• KangXi: page 514, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14523
• Dae Jaweon: page 902, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1174, character 1
• Unihan data for U+6784

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		构

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 木 + phonetic 勾 (OC *koː, *koːs).

Variant of 構 (OC *koːs).

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 构 – see 構 (“to form; to build; to fabricate; to make up; etc.”). (This character, 构, is the simplified and variant form of 構.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 构 – see 枸 (“Hovenia {{gloss|probably Hovenia acerba; etc.”). (This character, 构, is a variant form of 枸.)

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Japanese

Kanji

构

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): こう (kō)
• Kun: かまえる (kamaeru, 构える); かまう (kamau, 构う)