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渔网 (yú wǎng) — fishing net

Definition

noun
fishing net
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 渔网。
    Yú mín zhèng zài xiū bǔ yú wǎng.
    The fisherman is repairing a fishing net.
  • 渔网。
    Yì zhāng yú wǎng kě yǐ bǔ hěn duō yú.
    One fishing net can catch many fish.
  • 渔网。
    Tā men bǎ yú wǎng sā jìn le hǎi lǐ.
    They cast the fishing net into the sea.

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.

渔yúfishing
网wǎngnet

'渔' points to fishing and '网' is a net, so the sense is a fishing net.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漁; 渔 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 漁 pairs 氵 (water) with 魚 (fish), and 魚 gives the sound. The simplified 渔 is a later shorthand.

Open 渔 →

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 →
Appears in
Fish & Aquatic Life

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