【析形】会意字。古文字形从囗,从啚,囗是国邑,啚是边鄙,表示地图所画。 【释义】《说文》:“画计难也。”意即规划,当是图的引申义。本义是地图、版图。引申为规划,图谋、谋划,意图。由地图又引申为图画、图形。[图籍]地图和户籍,指疆域版图与户籍等簿册。[按图索骥]按照图像寻找良马。初比喻拘泥成法办事,后用于比喻按照线索去寻找,易于获得。 【shape analysis】It is the associative character.In ancient character it is formed by 囗 and 啚(bǐ).囗 symbolizes the border of a country,while啚 means frontier and symbolizes the map of a county. 【original meaning】Map and territory.