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Chinese symbol for “histogram”

直方图
zhí fāng tú
Traditional: 直方圖
histogram

The closest CC-CEDICT match for histogram is 直方图 (zhí fāng tú), defined as: histogram.

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

直 zhí
straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
radical 109 ⽬ · 8 strokes
方 fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
radical 70 ⽅ · 4 strokes
图 tú
diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
radical 31 ⼞ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “histogram”

WordPinyinMeaning
分布图 (分佈圖)fēn bù túscatter diagram; distribution chart
分布图 (分布圖)fēn bù túscatter diagram; distribution chart

Related words

Other words that share a character with 直方图.

WordPinyinMeaning
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
直接zhí jiēdirectly; direct
直到zhí dàountil
直播zhí bō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast
简直 (簡直)jiǎn zhísimply; really
直升机 (直升機)zhí shēng jīhelicopter; measure word: 架 (jià)
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
图片 (圖片)tú piànpicture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “histogram”.

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.