图谱

圖譜

túpǔ

noun #30,168

Meanings

1 atlas
2 illustrated catalog
3 chart-style reference (e.g. of plants, genes, music)

Characters

register; manual; score

Examples

这本植物图谱收录了上千种花卉。

Zhè běn zhíwù túpǔ shōulù le shàng qiān zhǒng huāhuì.

This botanical atlas catalogs over a thousand flowers.

科学家正在绘制人类基因图谱。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài huìzhì rénlèi jīyīn túpǔ.

Scientists are mapping the human genome.

Tips

usage

图 "image" + 谱 "register/manual" — a visual catalog organized by category. Modern compounds: 基因图谱 (genome map), 知识图谱 (knowledge graph), 星图谱 (star atlas).

Stroke Order

图 tú

谱 pǔ