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网wǎngnet; web
冂down box · jiōng
乂to govern · yì
乂to govern · yì
Memory aidDrawn from a net: two sides 冂 with crossed cords 乂 inside. Today it also means the internet.
络luònet-like object
纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
各individual · gèSound part
纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 各 (gè) hints at the sound. Compare it with luò.
How to write 网络
网 6 strokes · 络 9 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 网络 (wǎngluò). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
网络 (wǎngluò) means “network” or “the internet”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it wǎngluò: wǎng with a 3rd tone, then luò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 网络 is written 網絡. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wangluo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 网络 from the suggestions. Typing wangluo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
网络 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
网wǎng3rd tone, dipping
络luò4th tone, falling
