Learn Chinese Characters

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

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

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 ...zhèthiszhāngto 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.