Chinese word

图形

Pronunciation

Pinyintú xíng

Meaning

  • nounshape

Example

孩子们用彩笔画了不同的图形。hái zi men yòng cǎi bǐ huà le bù tóng de tú xíng

The children drew different shapes with colored pencils.

Illustration for 图形 (shape)

More examples

设计师在海报上用软件调整图形的颜色和大小。shè jì shī zài hǎi bào shàng yòng ruǎn jiàn tiáo zhěng tú xíng de yán sè hé dà xiǎo

The designer used software to adjust the shape's color and size on the poster.

Core concept

A flat form built from lines or filled areas that presents an outline, pattern, or visual idea.

Common phrases

  • 几何图形jǐ hé tú xíng

    geometric figure

  • 平面图形píng miàn tú xíng

    plane figure

  • 图形界面tú xíng jiè miàn

    graphical user interface

  • 图形处理tú xíng chú lǐ

    graphic processing

Similar words

形状xíng zhuàng: The way a physical thing looks in its outer form and outline.
图片tú piàn: A fixed visual picture, including a photo or an illustration.
图像tú xiàng: A visual representation presented in a picture, on a screen, or in digital form.
图案tú àn: A pattern or design added to a surface for decoration.

Definition in Chinese

用线条和面表示的形状，常指几何或示意性的平面图样。yòng xiàn tiáo hé miàn biǎo shì de xíng zhuàng cháng zhǐ jǐ hé huò shì yì xìng de píng miàn tú yàng

Word origin

图 (tú, "picture") + 形 (xíng, "form") combines a drawn representation with the form it presents.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful beyond mathematics because notices, instructions, and explanations can use it when a visual layout or symbol is under discussion.

Opposites

Related words

  • 图形学tú xíng xuégraphicsnoun
  • 图形化tú xíng huàgraphically representverb
  • 图形处理tú xíng chú lǐgraphics processingnoun

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