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Chinese symbol for “constitute”

构成
gòu chéng
Traditional: 構成
to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up

The closest CC-CEDICT match for constitute is 构成 (gòu chéng), defined as: to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

构 gòu
to compose, to make; building, frame, structure
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
成 chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “constitute”

WordPinyinMeaning
组成 (組成)zǔ chéngto form; to make up
属 (屬)shǔcategory; genus (taxonomy)
合成hé chéngto compose; to constitute

Related words

Other words that share a character with 构成.

WordPinyinMeaning
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
结构 (結構)jié gòustructure; composition
构造 (構造)gòu zàostructure; composition
构建 (構建)gòu jiànto construct (sth abstract)
架构 (架構)jià gòuto construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
成功chéng gōngto succeed; success

See also: Japanese symbol for “constitute”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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