Definitions
(noun)
net; network
Etymology
Pictograph of a net.
About
The character for "net" began as a direct pictograph, originally depicting a simple, crisscrossing lattice of cords or threads used for catching fish or animals. Over time, its form was stylized and regularized within the clerical script, solidifying into a structure that abstractly retained the image of intersecting lines. This pictographic core is still visible in the modern, simplified form "网", which mirrors the earliest concept. A traditional and more complex form, "網", later emerged by adding the silk radical "糸" to emphasize the material and the phonetic component "亡", though the essence remained unchanged. From its concrete origin, the meaning broadened to encompass any interconnected or entrapping system, leading to its use in words for networks, webs, and meshes of both physical and abstract nature.
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蜘蛛网在树上。
我喜欢上网购物。
他每天上网聊天。
网络连接很快。
互联网改变生活。
我们需要网络安全。
她通过网课学习英语。
随着互联网的普及，人们获取信息的方式发生了巨大变化。