Chinese symbol for “illustration”
插图
chā tú
Traditional: 插圖
illustration
The closest CC-CEDICT match for illustration is 插图 (chā tú), defined as: illustration.
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 “illustration”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 插画 (插畫) | chā huà | illustration |
| 图解 (圖解) | tú jiě | illustration; diagram |
| 实例 (實例) | shí lì | actual example; living example |
| 图例 (圖例) | tú lì | legend (of a map, etc); diagram |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 插图.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 插入 | chā rù | to insert; to stick in; to plug in |
| 插手 | chā shǒu | to get involved in; to meddle |
| 插件 | chā jiàn | plug-in (software or hardware); to plug in a component |
| 插曲 | chā qǔ | music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music |
| 插画 (插畫) | chā huà | illustration |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “illustration”.
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.