网格 (wǎng gé) — grid; lattice | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gridlattice

Measure word · 个

Examples

网格。
Zhè ge chéng shì de dào lù chéng wǎng gé zhuàng fēn bù.
The roads in this city are distributed in a grid pattern.
网格。
Jì suàn jī wǎng gé kě yǐ gāo xiào dì chǔ lǐ dà liàng shù jù.
A computer grid can efficiently process large amounts of data.
网格。
Zhè zhǒng cái liào nèi bù yǒu guī zé de wǎng gé jié gòu.
This material has a regular lattice structure inside.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

网 means net and 格 means grid; together they describe a grid or lattice.

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.

木各格

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè格gé

Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

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