球网 (qiú wǎng) — net (for ball games) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

net (for ball games)

Measure word · 张

Examples

球网。
Wǎng qiú chǎng shàng de qiú wǎng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
The net on the tennis court is very important.
，球网。
Dǎ pái qiú shí, shǒu bù néng pèng dào qiú wǎng.
When playing volleyball, your hands must not touch the net.
球网。
Yǔ máo qiú qiú wǎng de gāo dù shì gù dìng de.
The height of the badminton net is fixed.

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.

球 tells that the 网 is for ball games, not for fishing or decoration.

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

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

求qiú球qiú

Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

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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