For us, the most important thing is to grasp what the leadership intends.
Sentence #2367557 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 意图 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.
意yìidea; thought; meaning; sense
音sound · yīnSound part
心heart · xīnMeaning part
心 hints at the meaning (heart); 音 (yīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with yì.
Memory aidA sound 音 from the heart 心: a thought, a meaning.
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.
How to write 意图
意 13 strokes · 图 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 意图 (yìtú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
意图 (yìtú) means “intention” or “intent”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yìtú: yì with a 4th tone, then tú with a 2nd 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, 意图 is written 意圖. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yitu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 意图 from the suggestions. Typing yitu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
意图 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.
意yì4th tone, falling
图tú2nd tone, rising
