HSK 6 · Media

图案 tú'àn “pattern” in Chinese

Traditional 圖案

What 图案 means

  1. pattern
  2. design

How to say 图案

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale图tú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale案àn4th tone, falling

图案 in a sentence

  1. 我注意到一个图案。

    Wǒ zhùyì dào yí ge tú'àn.

    I noticed a pattern.

    Sentence #6103177 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 墨汁用作染料时会产生有趣的图案。

    Mòzhī yòngzuò rǎnliào shí huì chǎnshēng yǒuqù de tú'àn.

    Ink makes interesting patterns when it’s used as a dye.

    Sentence #10201155 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 图案 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 图 (tú) with each of its parts in a different colour
图túdiagram
  • 囗enclosure · wéi
  • 冬part of the character

Memory aidSimplified from 圖. Picture a border 囗 drawn around the land: a map, a picture.

The character 案 (àn) with each of its parts in a different colour
案àncase
  • 安peaceful · ānSound part
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 安 (ān) hints at the sound. Compare it with àn.

How to write 图案

图 8 strokes · 案 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

图案 (tú'àn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 图案 (tú'àn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 图案

Words with 图

地图dìtú · map图书馆túshūguǎn · library图tú · picture企图qǐtú · to attempt试图shìtú · to attempt意图yìtú · intention

Words with 案

答案dá'àn · answer方案fāng'àn · plan档案dàng'àn · file案件ànjiàn · legal case草案cǎo'àn · draft (of a law or plan)案例ànlì · case

More words: Media & Arts

题材tícái · subject matter体裁tǐcái · genre童话tónghuà · fairy tale通讯tōngxùn · communication问世wènshì · to be published文物wénwù · cultural relic文艺wényì · literature and the arts舞蹈wǔdǎo · dance

FAQs

图案 (tú’àn) means “pattern” or “design”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tú’àn: tú with a 2nd tone, then àn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 图案 is written 圖案. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 图案 from the suggestions. Typing tuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
图案 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.