情网 (qíng wǎng) — the snare of love; love's trap (metaphor for be… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

the snare of lovelove's trap (metaphor for being caught in love)

Examples

情网，。
Tā xiàn rù le qíng wǎng, wú fǎ zì bá.
He fell into the snare of love and couldn't extricate himself.
情网。
Zhè shǒu gē jiǎng shù le yí duàn xiàn rù qíng wǎng de gǎn qíng.
This song tells about a relationship caught in love's snare.
情网，。
Tā zǎo yǐ zhuì rù qíng wǎng, yǎn lǐ zhǐ yǒu tā.
She had already fallen into love's snare, with only him in her eyes.

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.

The 情 of love and the 网 of a net picture love as a trap that catches people.

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

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng情qíng

Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

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.

Appears in

Romance & Marriage

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