罔 wǎng — net, none · English

罔

wǎng

net, none

At a glance · 罔

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

罔字小篆从网亡声，为形声字；本义为渔猎之网，引申为无、不。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

罔本义为罗网，引申为无、迷惑（罔）。

Structure

形声字，外『网』为意符，内『亡』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinwǎng

Radical冂

Strokes8

UnicodeU+7F54

Character type形声

Theme其他

Six languages, one character

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English net, none Wang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning a net and, by extension, none and not.

Français filet, aucun Wang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant filet et, par extension, aucun et non.

Español red, ninguno Wang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa red y, por extensión, ninguno y no.

العربية شبكة، لا وانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الشبكة، ومنه لا ولا.

Русский сеть, не Ван — фоносемантический знак, означающий сеть и, далее, ни и не.

Common words

罔wǎngnone/not
罔顾wǎng gùignore

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