络 luò web
web; net
How to remember 络: 纟 thread + 各 each = web. In the garden shed a spider spins its thread from beam to beam, fixing each strand until the web shines at dawn.
Component breakdown
络 = 纟 thread + 各 each
- 纟 thread
- 各 each
- 夂 pursue
- 口 mouth
In the garden shed a spider spins its thread from beam to beam, fixing each strand until the web shines at dawn.
How it is used
- 络 almost never stands alone - it shows up bolted onto another syllable to mean a connecting web or thread of contact.
- 网络 wǎngluò is the everyday word for 'the Internet' or a network, while 联络 liánluò is the verb for keeping in touch with someone: 我们保持联络 (wǒmen bǎochí liánluò) - let's stay in touch.
- 脉络 màiluò extends the 'network of veins' image to an abstract thread of logic, e.g. the 脉络 of an argument or a story.
- 络绎不绝 luòyì-bùjué is a set four-character phrase for an unbroken stream of people or traffic, mostly written/formal register.