网址 (wǎng zhǐ) — website; web address; URL

Definition

网址 is the full web address / URL (e.g. www… in the browser bar). It contrasts with 网站 ('website' as a site) and 网页 ('web page' as a single document).

noun

websiteweb addressURL

Measure word · 个

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.

网 means net and 址 means address, so it names the address on the net.

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 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.

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

土止址

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

止

Same sound today

址 pairs 土 (earth) with 止, which gives the sound. The 土 part points to ground or foundation.

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