建筑

Etymology · 词源

“建”的历史构形可以这样理解：聿、廴主要提示意义范围。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “筑”属于会意或指事来源，字形中的部件共同提示意义。现代可见结构是 ⺮ + 巩；学习时应理解整体关系，而不是把每一笔都解释成独立词义。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“建筑”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Depicts the process of setting something up. The 聿 component here is used to depict a hand holding up a wooden post, rather than a writing utensil. 筑 is ideographic in origin. A strong  巩 bamboo ⺮ building; ⺮ also provides the pronunciation These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 建筑 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。