Phono-semantic compound or associative compound:
口 (구, mouth, enclosure) — suggesting a bounded space.
啚 (비, stingy, small domain) — phonetic element, also related to a bounded area of land.
Originally depicted the division of land plots on a map, which led to meanings of “to draw, to plan, to scheme.”

Carries both visual sense (illustration, map) and conceptual sense (plan, intention, scheme).
地圖 (지도) — map
圖畫 (도화) — drawing, painting
企圖 (기도) — attempt, plan, intention
圖謀 (도모) — to scheme, to plot
意圖 (의도) — intention, design

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Vocabulary

four, number 4, fourth

to return, to go back, to turn, to revolve, to reconsider, turn back in thought

reason, cause, basis

to be exhausted, tired, sleepy, to be in difficulty, to be distressed

firm, solid, stubborn

circle, sphere, enclosure, pen, corral

country, state, nation

garden, enclosed yard, orchard

picture, drawing, map, plan, to depict, to scheme, to intend

to be, to exist, to be present

earth, ground, land

equal, even, or uniform, to balance, distribute evenly

to hang down, to let droop, to lower, to hand down

model, mold, pattern, template

dust, dirt, fine particles

fortress, castle, city

to hold, to possess, to take on (a responsibility)

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圖

Etymology

Usage in Korean

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