HSK 1 · Places

图书馆

tú shū guǎn

library

Stroke order of 图书馆

3 characters, 23 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

图 · 8 strokes 书 · 4 strokes馆 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

A '馆' hall full of '图' pictures and '书' books: the library.

Parts: 图 picture (囗 enclosure + 冬) + 书 book + 馆 hall (饣 food + 官 official)

The characters in 图书馆

图 tú — picture; drawing; map (8 strokes)
书 shū — book (4 strokes)

Example sentence

我常常去图书馆看书。

I often go to the library to read.

Words with 图

地图map 图片picture; image 图picture; drawing; map 图画picture; drawing

Words with 书

书店bookstore 读书to read; to study 书book 书包schoolbag 书架bookshelf

Words with 馆

饭馆restaurant 体育馆gym; arena 宾馆hotel 旅馆hotel 大使馆embassy

More words: Places

地方place 地点place; location 路road; way 马路road; street 路口intersection 路上on the way 北京Beijing 中国China 国家country; nation 国country 国外abroad 外国foreign country; foreign

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