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图谋 (tú móu) — (n.) plot, scheme, conspiracy; (v.) to plot, to scheme, to conspire

Definition

图谋 (túmóu) means a secret, calculated plan to gain power or achieve a covert goal — often with a negative, scheming sense. As a verb, it emphasizes deliberate, hidden plotting rather than ordinary planning (计划).

(n.) plotschemeconspiracy(v.) to plotto schemeto conspire

Examples

  • 图谋。
    Tā men tú móu tuī fān zhèng fǔ.
    They plotted to overthrow the government.
  • 图谋。
    Zhè ge tú móu zuì zhōng shī bài le.
    This plot ultimately failed.
  • 图谋。
    Tā yì zhí àn zhōng tú móu cuàn wèi.
    He had been secretly plotting to usurp the throne.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

图túplan
谋móuscheme

图 and 谋 both mean plan or scheme, so together they stress plotting.

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.

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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 謀; 谋 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
某
某mǒu謀móu
Same sound today

The traditional form 謀 uses 言 to show it relates to speech and 某 to show its sound; the simplified 谋 is a later shorthand.

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