図る
はかる · hakaru · JLPT N3 · verb-godan
to attempt
🗺️📐 図 = diagram (as in 地図, map): draw up a plan, so to plot or devise
図 is the kanji for drawing or diagram, as in 地図 (chizu, map). A scheme starts as a diagram, so 図る means to plot or attempt. It shares the reading hakaru with 計る (to measure): plotting is weighing your odds.