绘制 (huì zhì) — to draw or draft (maps, blueprints, diagrams, e… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal verb meaning to draw or draft maps, blueprints, and diagrams. 规划 is about planning; 绘制 is about actually producing the drawing.

verb

to draw or draft (maps, blueprints, diagrams, etc.)

Examples

绘制。
Tā zhèng zài huì zhì yí fèn xīn dì tú.
He is drawing a new map.
绘制。
Gōng chéng shī huā le sān gè yuè huì zhì jiàn zhù lán tú.
The engineer spent three months drafting the building blueprints.
绘制。
Wǒ men xū yào huì zhì yì zhāng jīng què de shì yì tú.
We need to draw a precise schematic diagram.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

制zhìproduce

绘 means to draw and 制 means to produce, together giving the sense of drafting something.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

朱朱zhūtree
刀刀dāoknife

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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