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结构图 (jié gòu tú) — structural drawing; structure diagram

Definition

noun
structural drawingstructure diagram
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 结构图。
    Zhè fèn jié gòu tú xiǎn shì le qiáo liáng de zhī chēng jié gòu.
    This structural drawing shows the bridge's support structure.
  • 结构图。
    Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài shěn yuè dà lóu de jié gòu tú.
    The engineer is reviewing the building's structural drawing.
  • 结构图。
    Wǒ men hái xū yào yì zhāng gèng xiáng xì de diàn lù jié gòu tú.
    We still need a more detailed circuit diagram.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

结构structure
结jiéjoin构gòuconstruct
联合Coordinate
图túdiagram

结构 combines 结 and 构 to mean structure, and 图 is a diagram, making a structural drawing.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
勾
勾gōu构gòu
Same sound today

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

Open 构 →

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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