Chinese symbol for “structure”
结构
jié gòu
Traditional: 結構
structure; composition; makeup; architecture
The closest CC-CEDICT match for structure is 结构 (jié gòu), defined as: structure; composition; makeup; architecture; measure word: 座 (zuò), 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “structure”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 构造 (構造) | gòu zào | structure; composition |
| 格局 | gé jú | structure; pattern |
| 构架 (構架) | gòu jià | structure |
| 机构 (機構) | jī gòu | mechanism; structure |
| 构型 (構型) | gòu xíng | structure; (spatial) configuration |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 结构.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 结合 (結合) | jié hé | to combine; to link |
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 机构 (機構) | jī gòu | mechanism; structure |
| 构成 (構成) | gòu chéng | to constitute; to form |
| 构造 (構造) | gòu zào | structure; composition |
| 构建 (構建) | gòu jiàn | to construct (sth abstract) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “structure”.
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.