图案
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
图案 (túàn) · pattern
图案 (túàn) means “pattern; design”. It is written with 2 characters: 图 (picture) + 案 (file). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 图案 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)
案 àn · file
What 案 is made of
- 安ān — (bound form) calm
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
- 宀 — roof
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 安 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件衣服的图案很好看。Zhè jiàn yīfu de tú'àn hěn hǎokàn.The pattern on this piece of clothing looks nice.
你喜欢什么图案？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme tú'àn?What designs do you like?
Questions about 图案
What does 图案 mean?
图案 (túàn) means “pattern; design”.
How do you pronounce 图案?
图案 is pronounced túàn.
Which HSK level is 图案?
图案 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 地图dìtúmap
- 图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
- 图片túpiànpicture
- 图画túhuàpicture
- 企图qǐtúto attempt
- 试图shìtúto try
- 意图yìtúintention
- 图túpicture
- 答案dá'ànanswer
- 方案fāng'ànplan
Learn 图案 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.