羅 (luó) - Net — originally meant a net for catching & now extended to mean to collect, gather, arrange
羅 · luó
Net — originally meant a net for catching birds;
now extended to mean to collect, gather, arrange in order;
also used as a surname and in transliterations.
Net — originally meant a net for catchingnow extended to mean to collect, gather, arrangealso used as a surname and in transliterations.
Usage highlights
NetTo collectTo enumerateGauzeRoman numeralRome
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He set up a net to catch birds (罗网).
- She compiled a list of names (罗列).
- This is a silk fabric (罗绮).
- They conducted a door-to-door search (搜罗).
Collocations
- Net(罗网)
- To collect(罗致)
- To enumerate(罗列)
- Gauze(罗纱)
- Roman numeral(罗马数字)
- Rome(罗马)
Idioms
- To spread out like stars in the sky or chessmen on a board(星罗棋布)
- To be full of pitfalls(天罗地网)
- To include everything(包罗万象)
- To be intricate and complex(罗缕纪存)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally depicted a net for catching birds, evolving to mean gathering and arranging systematically.
- As a surname, Luo is one of the common Chinese surnames with historical roots.
- Used in transliterations of foreign words, especially from Latin/Roman origins (e.g., 罗马 - Rome).