图景 (tú jǐng) — view, prospect, scene (both literal and figurative)

Definition

图景 (tújǐng) refers to a broader 'scene, prospect, or picture' — often used figuratively for the outlook of a situation, plan, or era, rather than just a literal landscape. In contrast, 景色 is purely about natural scenery.

noun
viewprospectscene (both literal and figurative)

Examples

  • 图景。
    Zhè fú huà miáo huì le xiāng cūn de měi lì tú jǐng.
    This painting depicts a beautiful rural scene.
  • 图景。
    Zhèng fǔ tí chū le wèi lái shí nián de fā zhǎn tú jǐng.
    The government has put forward a development prospect for the next decade.
  • 图景。
    Tā cóng hóng guān jīng jì tú jǐng chū fā fēn xī dāng qián xíng shì.
    He analyzes the current situation from the perspective of the macroeconomic outlook.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

图túpicture
景jǐngscene

“图” and “景” both refer to visual images or scenes, so together they mean a view or prospect.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng景jǐng
Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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