Chinese symbol for “diagram”
图
tú
Traditional: 圖
diagram; picture; drawing; chart
The closest CC-CEDICT match for diagram is 图 (tú), defined as: diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; 张 (zhāng).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “diagram”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 图样 (圖樣) | tú yàng | diagram; blueprint |
| 图示 (圖示) | tú shì | graphic representation; diagram; (Tw) (computing) icon |
| 图形 (圖形) | tú xíng | picture; figure |
| 图表 (圖表) | tú biǎo | chart; diagram |
| 组图 (組圖) | zǔ tú | picture; image |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 图.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 地图 (地圖) | dì tú | map; 张 (zhāng),本 (běn) |
| 试图 (試圖) | shì tú | to attempt; to try |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
| 企图 (企圖) | qǐ tú | to attempt; to try |
| 图像 (圖像) | tú xiàng | image; picture; graphic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “diagram”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.