发网 (fà wǎng) — hairnet | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hairnet

Measure word · 顶

发网，。
Tā dài le yí gè fà wǎng, bǎ tóu fa dōu bāo qǐ lái le.
She wore a hairnet and wrapped up all her hair.
发网。
Chú fáng lǐ de gōng zuò rén yuán bì xū dài fà wǎng.
Kitchen staff must wear a hairnet.
发网，。
Zhè zhǒng fà wǎng hěn tòu qì, dài zhe bù mēn.
This kind of hairnet is very breathable and doesn't feel stuffy to wear.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“发” means hair and “网” means net, so it names a net worn on the hair.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

罔

Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.