wǎng

net

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

罔 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

wǎng

  

net

also serves as a meaning component.

Evolution

網 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
網 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
網 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
網 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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wǎng

net, web; network; net

Most common words with 網
Freq.
Word
Meaning

net

网络

Internet

网站

website

网上

online

上网

to go online