图书馆 (túshūguǎn) · library
图书馆 (túshūguǎn) means “library”. It is written with 3 characters: 图 (picture) + 书 (book) + 馆 (public building). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 图书馆 is built
The characters
图 tú · picture
What 图 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冬dōng — winter
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- ⺀ — ice
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: Simplified form of 圖; a map of a district's 啚 borders 囗 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
书 shū · book
What 书 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A mark made by a pen ⺺ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
馆 guǎn · public building
What 馆 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 官guān — official
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 㠯yǐ — according to
- 己jǐ — self
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: A public 官 building where food 饣 is served; 官 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 图书馆
What does 图书馆 mean?
图书馆 (túshūguǎn) means “library”.
How do you pronounce 图书馆?
图书馆 is pronounced túshūguǎn.
Which HSK level is 图书馆?
图书馆 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 地图dìtúmap
- 图片túpiànpicture
- 图画túhuàpicture
- 图案túànpattern
- 企图qǐtúto attempt
- 试图shìtúto try
- 意图yìtúintention
- 图túpicture
- 读书dúshūto study
- 书包shūbāoschoolbag
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.