罒

usually marks a net or trapping · Kangxi radical · variant of 网

usually marks a net or trapping, and in some characters it is instead a sideways eye

In its main use 罒 is the squashed, top-of-character form of 网 "net": the original graph drew a hunting or fishing net, a frame with crossed cords inside, and the four short strokes inside the flat box of 罒 are what is left of that mesh. This is the net you see catching wrongdoing in 罪, spread out in 罟, and set down in 置 and 署. But the same flat box also results from turning the eye 目 on its side, so in 德, 蜀, 睘 and 蔑 the 罒 is an eye looking out, not a net — you have to judge by the character.

罒 at a glance

Meaning

usually marks a net or trapping

Strokes

5

Characters

43

Role

Contributes meaning

Variant of

网

Characters with 罒 (31 of 43)

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