试图
Old HSK 6
试图 (shìtú) · to try
试图 (shìtú) means “to try; to attempt”. It is written with 2 characters: 试 (to try) + 图 (picture). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 试图 is built
The characters
试 shì · to try
What 试 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 式shì — formula
- 弋yì — to catch
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 式 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
他试图说服父母。Tā shìtú shuōfú fùmǔ.He tried to persuade his parents.
我们试图找到更好的办法。Wǒmen shìtú zhǎodào gènghǎo de bànfǎ.We are trying to find a better way.
Questions about 试图
What does 试图 mean?
试图 (shìtú) means “to try; to attempt”.
How do you pronounce 试图?
试图 is pronounced shìtú.
Which HSK level is 试图?
试图 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 考试kǎoshìexam
- 试题shìtíexam question
- 试验shìyànto test
- 测试cèshìtest
- 面试miànshìinterview
- 试卷shìjuàntest paper
- 尝试chángshìto try
- 笔试bǐshìwritten exam
- 试shìto try
- 地图dìtúmap
Learn 试图 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 167: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.