图样 (tú yàng) — pattern; design; draft

Definition

noun

patterndesigndraft

Measure word · 张

图样。
Zhè jiàn yī fu de tú yàng hěn piào liang.
The pattern of this piece of clothing is very beautiful.
图样。
Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài kàn jiàn zhù tú yàng.
The engineer is looking at the architectural design.
图样，。
Tā xiān huà le yí gè tú yàng, rán hòu zài shàng sè.
He first drew a draft, and then colored it.

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 is a drawing and 样 is its form, together meaning a design.

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.

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 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

木羕樣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

羕

羕yàng樣yàng

Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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