栏网 (lán wǎng) — net barrier; fence netting

Definition

A barrier net (栏网, lánwǎng) is a mesh fence used to block or protect a defined area — common on construction sites, around warehouses, and along farmland to keep animals out. It is a fixed enclosure, not a catching net like 球网.

noun
net barrierfence netting
Measure word · 块
Easily confused

Examples

  • 栏网。
    Gōng rén zài shī gōng qū yù ān zhuāng le lán wǎng.
    Workers installed a barrier net in the construction area.
  • 栏网。
    Zhè ge lán wǎng yòng lái fáng zhǐ yě shēng dòng wù jìn rù nóng tián.
    This net barrier is used to prevent wild animals from entering the farmland.
  • 栏网，。
    Cāng kù zhōu wéi jiā le yī céng lán wǎng, zēng qiáng le ān quán fáng hù.
    A layer of netting was added around the warehouse, enhancing security.

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.

栏lánbarrier/railing
网wǎngnet

栏 contributes the idea of a barrier or railing, and 网 contributes the idea of netting.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 欄; 栏 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
闌
闌lán欄lán
Same sound today

In the traditional form 欄, 木 (wood) shows the meaning and 闌 supplies the sound; the simplified 栏 is a later shorthand.

Open 栏 →

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.

Open 网 →

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