网 (wǎng): net, network
网 (wǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “net.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冂 (structural), 乂 (structural) and 乂 (structural). It ranks #605 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 网 a net for catching fish. Its radical form 罒 (net) appears in many related characters such as 置 (zhì, to install), 罚 (fá, to punish), 罢 (bà, to stop).
Definitions
- net
- network
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA net for catching fish
Decomposition: ⿵冂⿰乂乂 (layout: surround-from-top)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 网
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 网络noun | wǎng luò | network | 5 |
| 网上noun | wǎng shàng | online | 2 |
| 网站noun | wǎng zhàn | website | 3 |
| 网球noun | wǎng qiú | tennis | 3 |
| 网购verb | wǎng gòu | Internet shopping | 4 |
| 上网verb | shàng wǎng | to go online | 2 |
| 互联网noun | hù lián wǎng | Internet | 4 |
| 网页noun | wǎng yè | web page | 4 |
| 网址noun | wǎng zhǐ | web address | 4 |
| 联网verb | lián wǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network | 6 |
| 网友noun | wǎng yǒu | online friend | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铁丝网noun | tiě sī wǎng | wire netting |
| 视网膜noun | shì wǎng mó | retina |
| 因特网proper-noun | yīn tè wǎng | Internet |
| 蜘蛛网noun | zhī zhū wǎng | cobweb |
| 一网打尽 | yī wǎng dǎ jìn | lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) |
| 电网noun | diàn wǎng | electricity grid |
| 网路noun | wǎng lù | (Tw) network |
| 罗网noun | luó wǎng | net |
| 落网verb | luò wǎng | (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net |
| 网格noun | wǎng gé | grid |
| 网吧noun | wǎng bā | Internet café |
| 情网noun | qíng wǎng | snare of love |
| 法网noun | fǎ wǎng | the net of justice |
| 鱼网 | yú wǎng | variant of 漁網|渔网 |
| 网眼noun | wǎng yǎn | mesh |
网 appears in 105 compound words: 60 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 网 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
Example Sentences
网上购物已经成为现代人生活中不可或缺的一部分。
Wǎngshàng gòuwù yǐjīng chéngwéi xiàndài rén shēnghuó zhōng bùkě huòquē de yī bùfen.
Online shopping has become an indispensable part of modern people's lives.
山东济南网红巨型空飘鳌鱼被大风吹走,现场工作人员尝...
shān dōng jì nán wǎng hóng jù xíng kōng piāo 鳌 yú bèi dà fēng chuī zǒu , xiàn chǎng gōng zuò rén yuán cháng . . .
Shandong Jinan Internet celebrity giant floating fish was blown away by the strong wind, and the on-site staff tasted...
利弗莫尔中概股龙头指数收涨0.94% 网易有道涨近..
lì 弗 mò ěr zhōng gài gǔ lóng tóu zhǐ shǔ shōu zhǎng 0 . 9 4 wǎng yì yǒu dào zhǎng jìn . .
Livermore Chinese Concept Stock Leading Index closed up 0.94% NetEase Youdao rose nearby:
新春走基层|网球传奇齐聚上海,精彩球技点燃新春佳节
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng wǎng qiú chuán qí qí jù shàng hǎi , jīng cǎi qiú jì diǎn rán xīn chūn jiā jié
Tennis legends gathered in Shanghai, and their wonderful skills ignited the Spring Festival
春晚机器人“摔倒”,网友:是故意的还是不小心的?宇..
chūn wǎn jī qì rén shuāi dǎo , wǎng yǒu shì gù yì de hái shì bù xiǎo xīn de ? yǔ . .
Spring Festival Gala robot "fall", netizens: is it intentional or accidental? Yu...
用户报告多个网络服务出现问题
yòng hù bào gào duō gě wǎng lào fú wù chū xiàn wèn tí
Users report issues with multiple network services.
你昨天早上在打网球吗？
Nǐ zuótiān zǎoshang zài dǎ wǎngqiú ma?
Were you playing tennis yesterday morning?
今天可以借你的网球拍一用吗？
Jīntiān kěyǐ jiè nǐ de wǎngqiú pāi yī yòng ma?
Can I borrow your tennis racket today?
你放学后会去打网球吗？
Nǐ fàngxuéhòu huì qù dǎ wǎngqiú ma?
Will you play tennis after school?
为什么他今天不能打网球呢？
Wèishénme tā jīntiān bù néng dǎ wǎngqiú ne?
Why can't he play tennis today?
Character Family
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