Chinese Character Wiki
网

wǎng

net

Pictograph of a net.

Evolution

网 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

网 (網) 

wǎng

net, web; network; net

Most common words with 网
Freq.
Word
Meaning

网

net

网络

Internet

网站

website

网上

online

上网

to go online

Component uses

Meaning component in 6 characters (6 verified)

置 罪 罵 罕 罔 詈

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

冈 岡

Iconic component in 6 characters (6 verified)

罗 羅 买 買 罢 罷

Simplified component in 2 characters (2 verified)

买 冈

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*maŋʔ (or *C.maŋʔ ?)

mjangX

wǎng

net


Statistics

HSK level 2

Appears in 38.8275% of movies

897th most common character in movies

605th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

6

Traditional

網

Unicode

U+7F51

Shuowen

“网，庖犧所結繩以漁。从冂，下象网交文。，网或从亡；，网或从糸；，古文网；，籀文网。”


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