map

Simplified form of . Depicts a map of city boundaries () and places outside the city boundaries ().

Components
囗 iconic component

  Iconic component

wéi

  

surround

Depicts walls of a city.

冬 simplified component

  Simplified component

dōng

  

winter

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Evolution

图 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
图 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
图 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
图 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
图 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

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

Most common words with 图
Freq.
Word
Meaning

diagram

试图

to attempt

图片

image

地图

map

图书馆

library