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Chinese symbol for “graph”

图形
tú xíng
Traditional: 圖形
picture; figure; diagram; graph

The closest CC-CEDICT match for graph is 图形 (tú xíng), defined as: picture; figure; diagram; graph; depiction; graphical.

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

图 tú
diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
radical 31 ⼞ · 8 strokes
形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “graph”

WordPinyinMeaning
示意图 (示意圖)shì yì túsketch; schematic diagram

Related words

Other words that share a character with 图形.

WordPinyinMeaning
图片 (圖片)tú piànpicture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)
地图 (地圖)dì túmap; 张 (zhāng),本 (běn)
试图 (試圖)shì túto attempt; to try
图书馆 (圖書館)tú shū guǎnlibrary; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè)
企图 (企圖)qǐ túto attempt; to try
图像 (圖像)tú xiàngimage; picture; graphic
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form

See also: Japanese symbol for “graph”.

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.

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