图册 (tú cè) — atlas; book of illustrations

Definition

noun

atlasbook of illustrations

Measure word · 本

图册。
Wǒ zài shū diàn mǎi le yì běn tú cè.
I bought an atlas at the bookstore.
，图册。
Dì lǐ kè shàng, lǎo shī ràng wǒ men kàn tú cè.
In geography class, the teacher asked us to look at the atlas.
图册。
Zhè běn tú cè lǐ yǒu hěn duō guó jiā de dì tú.
This atlas has maps of many countries.

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túpicture

册cèbooklet

图 (picture) and 册 (booklet) combine to mean a booklet of pictures.

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

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 冊; 册 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 冊 shows bamboo slips strung together, the pages of a book; the simplified 册 is a later shorthand.