构图 (gòu tú) — composition (in art, photography, design) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

composition (in art, photography, design)

Examples

构图，。
Zhè fú huà de gòu tú fēi cháng qiǎo miào, xī yǐn le suǒ yǒu rén de mù guāng.
The composition of this painting is very clever and attracts everyone's attention.
构图，。
Shè yǐng shí yào zhù yì gòu tú, cái néng pāi chū hǎo zhào piàn.
When taking photos, you need to pay attention to composition in order to take good pictures.
构图。
Shè jì shī zài gòu tú shàng huā le hěn duō xīn si.
The designer put a lot of thought into the composition.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

构gòucompose

图túpicture

构 means to compose or arrange, and 图 means picture; together they name the arranged picture or composition.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木勾构

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勾

勾gōu构gòu

Same sound today

构 combines 木 (wood) with 勾, which gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圖; 图 is its simplified writing.

囗啚圖

囗囗wéiwalled city
啚啚bǐ

The traditional form 圖 pairs 囗, a walled city, with 啚, an early form meaning remote areas or territory. The simplified 图 is a later abbreviation.

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