络

絡

lào, luò

各 + 纟

Definitions

luò (noun,verb) network; to connect

luò (verb) to wind; to twist

lào (noun) net

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絡.

Semantic: 纟 Phonetic: 各

About

络, the simplified form of 絡, is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 纟 (silk) conveys threads, textiles, or binding, while 各 indicates the pronunciation. Its early meanings, a cord net, a horse halter, or the winding and wrapping of threads, are rooted in the silk radical. Because a net is formed by intersecting threads, the sense broadened to any interconnected system of lines or channels, and now 络 commonly appears in words for networks, circuits, blood vessels, and the linking of points in a web.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

网络非常有用。

Wǎngluò fēicháng yǒuyòng.

The internet is very useful.

请你联络我。

Qǐng nǐ liánluò wǒ.

Please contact me.

他通过网络学习。

Tā tōngguò wǎngluò xuéxí.

He studies through the internet.

我们需要保持联络。

Wǒmen xūyào bǎochí liánluò.

We need to stay in contact.

经络是中医概念。

Jīngluò shì zhōngyī gàiniàn.

Meridians are a concept in traditional Chinese medicine.

山脉的脉络清晰。

Shānmài de màiluò qīngxī.

The veins of the mountain range are clear.

公司建立了内部网络。

Gōngsī jiànlì le nèibù wǎngluò.

The company established an internal network.

医生讲解了经络的分布。

Yīshēng jiǎngjiě le jīngluò de fēnbù.

The doctor explained the distribution of meridians.

Related Characters

Component: 各

Component: 纟

络