网 wǎng net
net; internet
How to remember 网: 冂 outer limits + 㐅 cross mark + 㐅 cross mark = net. The fisherman pulls the outer limits of the frame tight, then ties string in one cross mark after another to mend his old net.
Component breakdown
网 = 冂 outer limits + 㐅 cross mark + 㐅 cross mark
- 冂 outer limits
- 㐅 cross mark
- 㐅 cross mark
The fisherman pulls the outer limits of the frame tight, then ties string in one cross mark after another to mend his old net.
How it is used
- "Net" and by extension the internet - 上网 (shàngwǎng) go online, 网上 (wǎngshang) on the web, 网站 (wǎngzhàn) website.
- Everyday digital life: 网友 (wǎngyǒu) online friend, 网购 (wǎnggòu) online shopping. Literal net survives in 网球 (wǎngqiú) tennis.
Words with 网
- 上网shàngwǎngto surf the webHSK 2
- 网上wǎngshangonlineHSK 2
- 网站wǎngzhànwebsiteHSK 3
- 网球wǎngqiútennisHSK 3
- 互联网HùliánwǎngInternetHSK 4
- 网友wǎngyǒuonline friendHSK 4
- 网址wǎngzhǐwebsiteHSK 4
- 网购wǎnggòuInternet shoppingHSK 4
- 网页wǎngyèweb pageHSK 4
- 网络wǎngluòInternetHSK 5
- 联网liánwǎngto connect (or be connected) to a networkHSK 6
- 电网diànwǎngelectricity gridHSK 7
- 网民wǎngmínnetizenHSK 7
- 网点wǎngdiǎnbranchHSK 7
Example sentences
- 我会打网球。 Wǒ huì dǎ wǎngqiú.I can play tennis.
- 这是一个商业网站。 Zhè shì yí gè shāngyè wǎngzhàn.This is a commercial website.
- 我上网找资料。 Wǒ shàngwǎng zhǎo zīliào.I go online to search for information.