架构 (jià gòu) — structure; framework | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

structureframework

Examples

架构。
Zhè ge gōng sī de guǎn lǐ jià gòu fēi cháng hé lǐ.
This company's management structure is very reasonable.
架构。
Wǒ men xū yào gǎi biàn zhè ge xì tǒng de jià gòu.
We need to change the structure of this system.
架构。
Zhè zhǒng jiàn zhù jià gòu kě yǐ dǐ kàng dì zhèn.
This kind of building structure can resist earthquakes.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

构gòuconstruction

架 gives frame and 构 gives construction, yielding a framework.

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.

加木架

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

加jiā架jià

Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

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.

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