Question

図 え、はか.る map, drawing, plan, unexpected, accidentally 4 539 7 31 くに・くにがまえ 会意 Compound Ideographic Can´t see direct relation to Big Dipper (#1177) since its writing order is completely different. As raulir noted, it´s written as overlapping at the last stroke of ツ and the first of メ. I take it as a pictograph or treasure map. Two dots represent big trees and the cross (marking the treasure) is placed relative to them.

Accepted Answer

ズ、ト づ 意図(いと): intention; aim; design図書館(としょかん): library地図(ちず): map図(ず): (1) drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph (2) sight; scene図書(としょ): books合図(あいず): sign; signal図形(ずけい): figure; shape; graphic指図(さしず): instruction; mandate; directions図表(ずひょう): chart; diagram; graph; figure図鑑(ずかん): illustrated reference book; illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children); picture book図々しい(ずうずうしい): impudent; shameless不図(ふと): suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally 2 囗: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box乂: mow; cut grass; subdue 囗 3 圖 map A pictograph of a treasure map. Two steps east then X marks the spot. 図る はかる attempt, deceive; 地図 ちず map; 意図する いとする make a goal, intend to do.

Kanji	図
Onyomi	ズ、ト
Kunyomi	え、はか.る
Nanori	づ
English	map, drawing, plan, unexpected, accidentally
Examples	意図(いと): intention; aim; design 図書館(としょかん): library 地図(ちず): map 図(ず): (1) drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph (2) sight; scene 図書(としょ): books 合図(あいず): sign; signal 図形(ずけい): figure; shape; graphic 指図(さしず): instruction; mandate; directions 図表(ずひょう): chart; diagram; graph; figure 図鑑(ずかん): illustrated reference book; illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children); picture book 図々しい(ずうずうしい): impudent; shameless 不図(ふと): suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	539
Components	囗: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box 乂: mow; cut grass; subdue
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	囗
Radical Number	31
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	くに・くにがまえ
Traditional Form	圖
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	map
Koohii Story 1	Can´t see direct relation to Big Dipper (#1177) since its writing order is completely different. As raulir noted, it´s written as overlapping at the last stroke of ツ and the first of メ. I take it as a pictograph or treasure map. Two dots represent big trees and the cross (marking the treasure) is placed relative to them.
Koohii Story 2	A pictograph of a treasure map. Two steps east then X marks the spot. 図るはかる attempt, deceive; 地図ちず map; 意図するいとする make a goal, intend to do.

Map Diagram Figure Chart Illustrated Box Big Pictograph