图

圖
tú
#476 most
frequent character
picture, chart, drawing, scheme
noun
Measure words:张 zhāng

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

图 uses 囗 'borders of a city' as a picture part, pointing to the first sense 'map' or 'lay of land.' 冬 is an empty part that stands for 啚 'border area.' The meaning grew to 'drawing; image', 'territory', and 'to plan.'

Drawn as: city borders

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Example Sentences

我喜欢看这幅图。
wǒ xǐhuān kàn zhè fú tú 。
I like to look at this picture.
他画了一张漂亮的图。
tā huà le yīzhāng piàoliàng de tú 。
He drew a beautiful drawing.
这个图表显示了销售的趋势。
zhègè túbiǎo xiǎnshì le xiāoshòu de qūshì 。
This chart shows the sales trend.

Words with similar meanings

画huà
drawing
This word is often used to refer to the act of drawing, but can also mean the resulting image itself.
图像túxiàng
image
This term is more general and can refer to any type of visual representation, not limited to drawings.

Homophones

徒tú
disciple, apprentice, believer
途tú
way, route, road
涂tú
to apply (paint etc), to smear

Words Starting With 图

图书馆tú shū guǎn
"library
图案tú àn
design; pattern

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