Character Contained In References Comments
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traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
构 冓 木 ⿰木冓
Mandarin
gou4, gou1, jue2
English
Definitions
Broussonetia papyrifera; to construct; to compose; to form; to make up; building; frame; implicate; reach to; structure
Mnemonic
Framework 冓 made of wood 木
Etymology
Notes
Shuowen says this character does not picture rafters; it may however contain the original meaning of 冓