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Character Decomposition
网=冂+乂+乂
Etymology
A net for catching fish
Meanings
net; web
network
to net; to catch with a net
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Words with 网 437 total
to spin a web (spider) · to weave a net (e.g. for fishing)结网jié wǎngto net sth · to catch sth with a net打网dǎ wǎngto intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc) · to block拦网lán wǎngdrift net (fishing)流网liú wǎngsnare of love情网qíng wǎngto throw a net撒网sā wǎngSkynet (nationwide video surveillance system in China)天网Tiān wǎngseine net · wire mesh fence · fence screen围网wéi wǎng
Idioms with 网 28 total Chain
(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom) · (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net漏网之鱼lòu wǎng zhī yú(idiom) the pincers of Luo and the net of Ji; a metaphor for cruel and unjust persecution罗钳吉网luó qián jí wǎngflowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law秋荼密网qiū tú mì wǎnglit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) · fig. not to persevere in doing sth · to do sth by fits and starts三天打鱼，两天晒网sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎnginescapable net (idiom) · trap · dragnet天罗地网tiān luó dì wǎnglit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) · fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape · you can't run from the long arm of the law天网恢恢tiān wǎng huī huī
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