草图

草圖

cǎotú

noun #11,110

Measure Word

一张草图 zhāng

Meanings

1 sketch
2 rough drawing
3 draft

Characters

grass; rough; draft

drawing; picture; diagram

Examples

建筑师先画了一张草图。

Jiànzhùshī xiān huà le yīzhāng cǎotú.

The architect first drew a sketch.

这只是一张草图，还需要完善。

Zhè zhǐshì yīzhāng cǎotú, hái xūyào wánshàn.

This is just a rough draft; it still needs to be refined.

Tips

memory

草 (grass/rough/draft) + 图 (drawing/diagram) = a rough drawing. 草 here carries the meaning of 'preliminary' as in 草案 (draft proposal).

Stroke Order

草 cǎo

图 tú