Meaning
diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart
Chinese: 图画、图表或谋划。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tu” becomes a different word in each tone. 图 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 地图dì túmap
- 图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary
- 图片tú piànpicture; photograph
- 图画tú huàdrawing; picture
- 图案tú àndesign; pattern
Example Sentence
请看这张地图。Qǐng kàn zhè zhāng dì tú.Please look at this map.
请看Qǐng kànplease see ...这zhèthis张zhāngto open up地图dì túmap。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
An enclosure (囗) around 冬/啚 (a planned layout): a map drawn within borders — ‘a picture, drawing, chart, diagram, map; to plan, scheme; to seek, pursue, covet’ (图画, 地图, 图书). Simplified from 圖.
A way to remember it
A drawing within borders — a picture, a map (地图); to plan.