Dong Chinese dictionary

tú

map

Depicts a map of city boundaries (囗) and places outside the city boundaries (啚).

Components

囗 Iconic component

wéi

surround

Depicts walls of a city.

啚 Iconic component

bǐ

remote place

Depicts a granary outside city walls.

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tú

diagram; chart, map, picture; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhāng]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek

Most common words with 圖

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