Taxonomy of meanings for 網:　　

  • 網 wǎng (OC: maŋʔ MC: mʷiɐŋ) 文兩切 上 廣韻：【同网 】
    • NET
      • nnet to catch fish with
      • nabfigurativeweb of attachments that prevent one from attaining to Buddhahood
      • viactuse a fishing net
      • specific>TRAP
        • abstract>SYSTEM
          • social>LAW
            • associated activity>FISHING
              • nabactfishing with a net
            • associated activity>WRAP
            • MEASURING UNIT (一網魚)
          • 網 wǎng (OC: maŋʔ MC: mʷiɐŋ) 文兩切 上 廣韻：【同网 】
            • FISHING
              • nabactfishing with a net
            • NET
              • nnet to catch fish with
              • nabfigurativeweb of attachments that prevent one from attaining to Buddhahood
              • viactuse a fishing net
            • LAW
              • CATCH
                • WRAP
                  • EMPLOY
                    • INTERNET

                    Additional information about 網

                    說文解字:

                      Criteria
                    • NET

                      1. The most general term for a net is probably wǎng 网 (originally specifically a fishing net) and gǔ 罟, (originally also specifically a fishing net). It seems that both terms referred originally not only to the fishing net, but to a net in general; already in bone inscriptions and then in SHIJING wǎng 网 is mentioned like a net used to catch animals.

                      2. Luó 羅, wǎng 罔／網, bì 畢, fú 罘, and jū 罝 (small) are current words for bird nets which can also be used to catch small animals like hares. [Bì 畢 was probably of Y-like shape, and consisted of small net and long handle. The word wǎng 罔／網 is probably only archaic variant of wǎng 网. In SHIJING, the word is used also for a fish net. Fú 罘 can be also used to catch large animals like deers.

                      3. Zēng 罾, gū 罛, yù 罭 are current names for fish nets.

                      4. Hǎn 罕 refers to a small bird net with long handle; perhaps it refers to the same implement like bì 畢.

                      5. Zhāng 張 is usually a verb meaning 'to catch (birds or animals) with a net', but it can also refer to a net for hunting.

                      6. Weì 罻 refers to a small net for catching birds.

                      7. Chōng 罿 refers to a small bird net.

                      8. Juàn 罥 refers to a bird net.

                      9. Fú CHARACTER??? is a mechanism used to catch birds or animals. It was perhaps a carriage with two shafts, among which was spread a net. Mentioned already in SHIJING. [HUANG 1995: 448 - 449; XIANG 1997: 163]

                    • FISHING

                      1. Yú 漁 is the general word for fishing of any kind, particularly of the professional activity of fishing.

                      2. Fishing with a fishing rod and a line, mainly as an amateur activity and a leisure activity, is diào 釣.

                      3. Fishing with a net, typically as a professional activity, is wǎng 網.

                      4. Cè 矠 refers specifically to fishing with a spear.

                      Word relations
                    • Assoc: (FISHING)羅/NET Luó 羅 , wǎng 罔／網, bì 畢, fú 罘, and jū 罝 (small) are current words for bird nets which can also be used to catch small animals like hares. [Bì 畢 was probably of Y-like shape, and consisted of small net and long handle (HUANG 1995: 447 - 448). The word wǎng 罔／網 is probably only archaic variant of wǎng 网 [WANG 1993: 238]. In SHIJING, the word is used also for a fish net (XIANG 1997: 665). Fú 罘 can be also used to catch large animals like deers. [HUANG 1995: 448]
                    • Oppos: (FISHING)釣/FISHING Fishing with a fishing rod and a line, mainly as an amateur activity and a leisure activity, is diào 釣.