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Chinese symbol for “tectonic”

构造
gòu zào
Traditional: 構造
structure; composition; tectonic (geology); 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tectonic is 构造 (gòu zào), defined as: structure; composition; tectonic (geology); 个 (gè).

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
造 zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 构造.

WordPinyinMeaning
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
结构 (結構)jié gòustructure; composition
构成 (構成)gòu chéngto constitute; to form
构建 (構建)gòu jiànto construct (sth abstract)
架构 (架構)jià gòuto construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
创造 (創造)chuàng zàoto create; to bring about
制造 (製造)zhì zàoto manufacture; to make

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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