图纸 (tú zhǐ) — blueprint; technical drawing | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

图纸 is a technical working drawing used in engineering or architecture — the actual paper file builders and engineers read, not the conceptual 蓝图 ('plan, scheme'). It's also more specific than 图 (general picture) or 图画 (drawn picture).

noun

blueprinttechnical drawing

Measure word · 张

Examples

图纸。
Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng tú zhǐ gěi wǒ kàn kàn.
Please show me this blueprint.
图纸。
Zhè ge xiàng mù de tú zhǐ yǐ jīng wán chéng le.
The drawings for this project are already completed.
。
Tā zhèng zài yòng diàn nǎo huà tú zhǐ.
He is drawing blueprints on the computer.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

图túdrawing

图 names a drawing, and 纸 names paper; together they mean paper with technical drawings.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圖; 图 is its simplified writing.

囗啚圖

囗囗wéiwalled city
啚啚bǐ

The traditional form 圖 pairs 囗, a walled city, with 啚, an early form meaning remote areas or territory. The simplified 图 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Technology & Engineering

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