图 (tú) is a Chinese character meaning “picture”. It is written from 囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and 冬 (winter), one enclosing the other, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
囗 + 冬
Enclosing structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：囗 3 画 + 冬 5 画 = 图 8 画）
Memory aid
A frame (囗) drawn around 冬 (winter): a whole winter shrunk down and boxed in — that boxed-up view of things is a picture, a map, a diagram.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 图画tú huàpicture; drawing图 = tú
- 图形tú xíngfigure; graph; geometric shape图 = tú
- 企图qǐ túto attempt; attempt图 = tú
- 图穷匕见tú qióng bǐ xiànthe hidden intention is revealed图 = tú
- 图钉tú dīngthumbtack; drawing pin图 = tú
- 图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary图 = tú
- 拼图pīn tújigsaw puzzle图 = tú
Go deeper
All readings
picture; map
picture; drawing; chart; map; diagram; (also) to plan, to seek
画出来的形象，如图画、地图、图表；也指谋划、追求。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 图画tú huàpicture; drawing图 = tú
- 图形tú xíngfigure; graph; geometric shape图 = tú
- 企图qǐ túto attempt; attempt图 = tú
- 图穷匕见tú qióng bǐ xiànthe hidden intention is revealed图 = tú
- 图钉tú dīngthumbtack; drawing pin图 = tú
- 图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary图 = tú
- 拼图pīn tújigsaw puzzle图 = tú
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 图 mean?
图 (tú) means picture; drawing; chart; map; diagram; (also) to plan, to seek.
How do you pronounce 图?
It is pronounced tú.
What parts is 图 made of?
囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and 冬 (winter), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：囗 3 画 + 冬 5 画 = 图 8 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 图 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 图?
囗. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 图?
Common ones are 图画 and 图形. The reading of 图 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.