构

搆
gòu
#511 most
frequent character
to reach by stretching

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

构 has 木 wood as meaning part and 勾 gōu as sound part. It first meant a wooden frame, then grew to 'to build; building' and 'organization'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

构gòu
to construct, to form, to make up

Homophones

HSK 4
够gòu
to reach, to be enough
购gòu
to purchase
构gòu
to construct, to form, to make up

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