fabricate, build, construct
築 centers on the act of creating a physical structure by assembling materials: building, constructing, or fabricating something from parts.
築 combines 筑 (a bamboo instrument, here likely used phonetically) with 木 (wood), suggesting building with wood and bamboo. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination fits the meaning of construction.
The top 筑 looks like bamboo scaffolding, and the bottom 木 is wood. Picture workers using bamboo and wood to build a sturdy structure.
For チク, imagine a construction site where workers use bamboo sticks: the sound of bamboo tapping together is 'chiku chiku' (チク チク), matching the reading.
construction; architecture (of buildings)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation; architecture (systems, agreement, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect
new building; new construction
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
addition to a building
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
construction; building
to build; to construct; to put up
harbor construction
artificial hill (in a garden)
Islamic architecture
Gothic architecture
baroque architecture
panel construction
Byzantine architecture
concrete-block building