局域网 (jú yù wǎng) — local area network (LAN) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

local area network (LAN)

Examples

局域网。
Gōng sī de jú yù wǎng lián jiē le suǒ yǒu diàn nǎo.
The company's LAN connects all the computers.
局域网。
Zhè ge jú yù wǎng de chuán shū sù dù hěn kuài.
The transmission speed of this LAN is very fast.
局域网。
Wǒ men xū yào pèi zhì yí gè xīn de jú yù wǎng.
We need to configure a new LAN.

Origin

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.

局域local area

局júlocal域yùarea

偏正Modifier + head

网wǎngnetwork

局 suggests local, 域 area, and 网 network; together a local-area network.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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

土或域

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

域 uses 土, earth or soil, to show it is about land, and 或 to suggest its pronunciation.

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

罔wǎng網wǎng

Same sound today

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

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