Memory phrase for the character: 图

图

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Meaning

picture, diagram, drawing, chart

Pronunciation

tú

Explanation

 Frame 囗 and inside: Winter: 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫- it's winter) [夂 is typically seen as image of sitting cross-legged]

Mnemonic
 
In the frame is a winterly picture.

Radicals

囗 enclosureThis radical is enclosing other items. A small square 口 however is understood as mouth.
冬 winterTypically, the upper part is understood as sitting 夂 cross-legged. In some cases, however, it is also understood as a twisted foot, as here in winter 冬 when you twist your foot on the ice 冫.




 Vocabulary

图表 tú biǎo  chart; diagram
幡然改图 fān rán gǎi tú  to change a plan as quickly as a flag (changes in the wind)(idiom)
限制酶图谱 xiàn zhì méi tú pǔ  restriction mapping (in genomics); restriction pattern
框图 kuàng tú  flowchart; block diagram
贪图 tān tú  to covet; to seek (riches, fame)
柏拉图 Bó lā tú  Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher
力图 lì tú  try hard to; strive to
平面图 píng miàn tú  a plan; a planar graph; a plane figure
意图 yì tú  intent; intention; intend; schematic diagram
图案 tú àn  design; pattern
妄图 wàng tú  to try in vain; futile attempt
妄图 wàng tú  

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