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graphic representation · Preferred written form
Preferred written form The two preferred forms differ by a single character. In Taiwan the standard term is 圖示; on the Mainland it is 图标 - both point at “graphic representation”.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 圖示、圖標 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.
Neither term carries an HSK or TOCFL level in this table - this pair is dictionary-recorded, not syllabus-derived.
Pair source: the OpenCC cross-strait conversion table, which maps each Mainland term to the form used in Taiwan.
| Taiwan · 台灣 | Mainland · 大陆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Written form | 圖示 | 图标 |
| Reading | ㄊㄨˊ ㄕˋ tú shì | tú biāo ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄠ |
| Senses | graphic representation; diagram; (Tw) (computing) icon | graphic symbol; (computing) icon |
| Syllabus | — | — |
| MOE records | 圖示 · 圖標 | |
| Dictionary | entry → | entry → |
| Audio | ||
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