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結構

简结构 · 繁結構

Mandarin · pinyin jié gòu

structure
composition
makeup
architecture
Classifier: 座 zuò, 個 gè

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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
構: Look up this written character
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
构: gòu · frame, building, structure

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2–4 · jie2 gou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

git3 gau3 · git3 kau3

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noun

structure; construction; organization
(architecture) structure; construction

verb

(archaic) to collude with; to collaborate with

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