Meaning of 网
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- net; web
- network
- to net; to catch with a net
How to use 网
Today 网 (wǎng) most often means the Internet or a network, and it appears in many common words like 网站 (wǎngzhàn) website and 上网 (shàngwǎng) to go online. It still means a physical net too, as in 网球 (wǎngqiú) tennis. Example: 我每天晚上上网。(Wǒ měitiān wǎnshang shàngwǎng.) I go online every evening.
Look at 网 (wǎng) as a picture: the outer frame 冂 is the edge of a net, and the two 乂 shapes inside are the crossed strings of the mesh. Think of a fishing net hanging on a frame, and later the web of the Internet.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes mix up 网上 (wǎng shang) online and 上网 (shàngwǎng) to go online. 网上 is a place, as in 在网上买东西 (buy things online), while 上网 is an action you do.
网 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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网 wǎng · net · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 网.
| 网上 | wǎng shang | online |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet |
| 网友 | wǎngyǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user |
| 网站 | wǎngzhàn | website |
| 网球 | wǎngqiú | tennis; tennis ball |
| 互联网 | hùliánwǎng | Internet |
| 网络 | wǎngluò | network; Internet |
| 网址 | wǎngzhǐ | web address; URL |
| 网页 | wǎngyè | web page |
| 网吧 | wǎngbā | Internet café |
| 电网 | diànwǎng | electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting |
| 联网 | liánwǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network |
Questions about 网
What does 网 mean?
网 (wǎng) means "net; web; network" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 网?
网 is made of 1 character: 网 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.
Is 网 an HSK word?
Yes. 网 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 网 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 网 is written 網.
How do you say Wi-Fi or the Internet connection is down in Chinese?
People often say 网断了 (wǎng duàn le) or 没网了 (méi wǎng le), meaning the connection dropped or there is no Internet. Here 网 alone stands for the Internet connection.
What is the difference between 网 and 互联网?
互联网 (hùliánwǎng) is the full, formal word for the Internet. In everyday speech people usually just say 网 (wǎng), especially inside words like 上网 and 网上.