How to say “picture” in Chinese
picture, diagram
“Picture” in Chinese is 图, tú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
图 is read tú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Outside, 囗 “frame”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “图”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 图. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我看一下地图wǒkànyíxiàdìtúLet me look at the map.
- 他站2着看地图tāzhànzhekàndìtúHe's looking at the map standing up.
- 根据地图，车站就在前面。gēnjùdìtú,chēzhànjiùzàiqiánmiànAccording to the map, the stop is just ahead.
- 请问，去图书馆怎么走？qǐngwèn,qùtúshūguǎnzěnmezǒuExcuse me, how do I get to the library?
- 我路过书店顺便买了一张地图wǒlùguòshūdiàn,shùnbiànmǎileyìzhāngdìtúI was passing a bookstore and bought a map while I was at it.
- 这张图片是从网上找的zhèzhāngtúpiànshìcóngwǎngshangzhǎodeThis picture was found online.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Song, painting, film”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “picture” in Chinese?
“Picture” in Chinese is 图, pinyin tú.
What does 图 mean?
图 (tú) means “picture, diagram”.
How do you write 图?
图 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 图?
图 is read tú. Tones: tú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“picture” in the lesson “Song, painting, film”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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