Dong Chinese dictionary

luò, lào

net

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

各 Sound component

gè

each

絡 and 各 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

luò

enmesh, wrap around; web, net; net-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind; to twist; (TCM) channels in the human body

lào

small net

Most common words with 絡

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	网络	Internet
	联络	to contact
	络	to wind
	络绎不绝	continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
	经络	energy channels

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