网状 (wǎng zhuàng) — netted shape; mesh-like pattern; reticulated st… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

netted shapemesh-like patternreticulated structure

Examples

网状。
Zhè zhǒng zhī wù de wǎng zhuàng huā wén hěn piào liang.
The netted pattern of this fabric is very beautiful.
网状。
Chéng shì guǐ dào jiāo tōng xíng chéng wǎng zhuàng bù jú.
Urban rail transit forms a networked layout.
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Xiǎn wēi jìng xià kě yǐ kàn dào xì bāo nèi de wǎng zhuàng jié gòu.
Under the microscope, you can see the reticulated structure inside cells.

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.

状zhuàngshape

“网” (net) and “状” (shape) combine to mean a net-like shape.

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

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.

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 狀; 状 is its simplified writing.

爿犬狀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

爿

爿pán狀zhuàng

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

The traditional form 狀 pairs 犬 (dog) with 爿 as a sound component; the simplified 状 is a shorthand, not the historical shape.

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