图 (tú): diagram, picture, drawing
图 (tú) is a Chinese character meaning “diagram.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 囗 (structural) and 冬 (structural). It ranks #476 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 图 simplified form of 圖; a map of a district's 啚 borders 囗. Its radical form 囗 (enclosure) appears in many related characters such as 四 (sì, four), 回 (huí, to circle), 国 (guó, country).
Definitions
- diagram
- picture
- drawing
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSimplified form of 圖; a map of a district's 啚 borders 囗
Decomposition: ⿴囗冬 (layout: full-surround)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 图
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 试图verb | shì tú | to attempt | 6 |
| 地图noun | dì tú | map | 3 |
| 图书馆noun | tú shū guǎn | library | 3 |
| 图像noun | tú xiàng | image | 6 |
| 图片noun | tú piàn | picture | 4 |
| 图案noun | tú àn | design | 6 |
| 图书noun | tú shū | books (in a library or bookstore) | 5 |
| 图表noun | tú biǎo | chart | 6 |
| 图画noun | tú huà | drawing | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企图verb | qǐ tú | to attempt |
| 西雅图 | xī yǎ tú | Seattle, city in Washington State |
| 意图noun | yì tú | intent |
| 拼图verb | pīn tú | jigsaw puzzle |
| 草图noun | cǎo tú | a sketch |
| 蓝图noun | lán tú | blueprint |
| 图纸noun | tú zhǐ | blueprint |
| 心电图 | xīn diàn tú | electrocardiogram (ECG) |
| 布鲁图斯 | bù lǔ tú sī | Brutus (name) |
| 插图noun | chā tú | illustration |
| 绘图noun | huì tú | to chart |
| 图谋noun | tú móu | to conspire |
| 图腾noun | tú téng | totem (loanword) |
| 平面图 | píng miàn tú | a plan |
| 柏拉图proper-noun | bó lā tú | Plato (c. 427 – c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher |
图 appears in 101 compound words: 38 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 图 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (18)
to do things along rigid, conventional lines; to try and find something with the help of a clue
to exert oneself to make the country prosperous; to strive for the prosperity of one's country
Showing 12 of 18 idioms containing 图.
Example Sentences
这个图字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě tú zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of this character is related to its radical.
组图:太阳风暴来袭时 出现令人惊叹的极光
zǔ tú : tài yáng fēng bào lái xí shí chū xiàn lìng rén jīng tàn de jí guāng
Picture: Stunning aurora appears when a solar storm hits
一男子试图闯入海湖庄园被击毙
yī nán zǐ shì tú chuǎng rù hǎi hú zhuāng yuán bèi jī bì
A man was killed while trying to break into Mar-a-Lago
...爸出轨小三24次!性爱行事历曝光 人妻试图私了遭拒怒告索偿
. . . bà chū guǐ xiǎo sān 2 4 cì ! xìng ài háng shì lì pù guāng rén qī shì tú sī le zāo jù nù gào suǒ cháng
... Dad cheated on the mistress 24 times! The sex calendar was exposed, and the wife tried to be private but was rejected and angrily sued for compensation
(图表)欧洲三大股指2月20日全线上涨
( tú biǎo ) ōu zhōu sān dà gǔ zhǐ 2 yuè 2 0 rì quán xiàn shàng zhǎng
(Chart) The three major European stock indexes rose across the board on February 20
2026贺岁图|初四:接灶迎新
2 0 2 6 hè suì tú chū sì : jiē zào yíng xīn
2026 Chinese New Year Picture|Fourth: Welcome the new year
您能把地图传真给我吗？
Nín néng bǎ dìtú chuánzhēn gěi wǒ ma?
Could you send me a map by facsimile?
请给我一张街道地图好吗？
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhāng jiēdào dìtú hǎo ma?
Can you give me a street map?
为什么你企图逃走？
Wèishénme nǐ qǐtú táozǒu?
Why do you try to run away?
图书馆离这里有多远？
Túshūguǎn lí zhèlǐ yǒu duō yuǎn?
How far is the library from here?
Character Family
囗 Radical Family — Characters sharing the enclosure radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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