Phonosemantic compound. 网 represents the meaning and 亡 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
罔
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
罔
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
罔
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
罔
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
罔
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
罔
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
罔
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
罔
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
罔
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
罔
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
罔
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
罔
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
罔
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
罔
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
罔
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
罔
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
罔
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
罔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
罔 [wǎng]
to deceive; there is none; old variant of 網|网[wǎng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
置若罔闻 [zhìruòwǎngwén] #28,788
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
置若罔闻 [zhìruòwǎngwén] #28,788
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
欺君罔上 [qījūnwǎngshàng] #67,422
to dupe one's sovereign
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 [xué'érbùsīzéwǎng, sī'érbùxuézédài]
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 [xué'érbùsīzéwǎng, sī'érbùxuézédài]
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
榆罔 [Yúwǎng]
Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yándì], defeated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huángdì]