罗 (luō) — (surname) Luo

罗 (Luō) is one of the most common Chinese surnames — not a verb or noun in everyday use. In writing, 罗 is also a literary verb meaning 'to collect, gather' or 'to spread (a net)', but that sense belongs to the homograph 羅 (luó).

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.