Dong Chinese dictionary

luō, luó

net for catching birds

Depicts a net (网) for catching birds (隹). The 糹 (silk; thread) component was added later.

Components

网 Iconic component

wǎng

net

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 网 than it was in ancient scripts.

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

隹 Iconic component

zhuī

bird

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

罗 (羅)

luó

net for catching birds; gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift

罗 (羅)

Luó

surname Luo

Most common words with 羅

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	罗	gauze
	俄罗斯	Russia
	罗马	Rome, capital of Italy
	保罗	Paul
	罗伯特	Robert (name)

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

漢語多功能字庫

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