意图
Old HSK 6
意图 (yìtú) · intention
意图 (yìtú) means “intention; intent”. It is written with 2 characters: 意 (thought) + 图 (picture). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 意图 is built
The characters
意 yì · thought
What 意 is made of
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
我不明白他的意图。Wǒ bù míngbai tā de yìtú.I don't understand his intentions.
她说出了自己的真实意图。Tā shuōchū le zìjǐ de zhēnshí yìtú.She revealed her real intention.
Questions about 意图
What does 意图 mean?
意图 (yìtú) means “intention; intent”.
How do you pronounce 意图?
意图 is pronounced yìtú.
Which HSK level is 意图?
意图 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 故意gùyìon purpose
- 满意mǎnyìsatisfied
- 意见yìjiànopinion
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
- 愿意yuànyìto be willing
- 生意shēngyibusiness
- 同意tóngyìto agree
- 意外yìwàiunexpected
Learn 意图 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 216: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.