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绘图 (huì tú) — to draw (a picture, design, or blueprint)

Definition

绘图 focuses on drawing pictures, designs, or technical blueprints, often with tools or software. More formal and specialized than the everyday 画 (huà).

verb
to draw (a picture, design, or blueprint)

Examples

  • 绘图。
    Tā xǐ huan yòng diàn nǎo huì tú.
    He likes to draw on the computer.
  • 。
    Tā huì le yì fú jīng měi de fēng jǐng tú.
    He drew a beautiful landscape picture.
  • 绘图。
    Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài huì tú shī gōng tú zhǐ.
    The engineer is drawing construction blueprints.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

绘huìdraw
图túpicture

绘 means to draw and 图 is a picture, so the word means to draw a picture.

Characters in this word

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 繪; 绘 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
會
會huì繪
Same sound today

The traditional form 繪 pairs 糸 (silk) with 會, which carries the sound; the simplified 绘 is a later shorthand.

Open 绘 →

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.

Open 图 →
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Photography & Design

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