Depicts a net (网) for catching birds (隹). The 糹 (silk; thread) component was added later.
Components
Traditional (羅)
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維 maintain (trad/jp)冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)岡 ridge of a hill (trad/jp)买 bribe (simp)罗 net for catching birds (simp)罢 finish (simp)罷 cease (trad/jp)買 buy (trad/jp)罔 deceive罕 rarely罪 guilt置 set up罵 scold (trad/jp)詈 abuse总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)
Historical Evolution
罗
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
罗
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
罗
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
罗
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
罗
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
罗
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
罗
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
罗
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
罗
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
罗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
罗 / 羅 [Luó]
surname Luo
罗 / 羅 [luó]
gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
羅 あい
Ai surname
羅 あみ
Ami female given namesurname
羅 な
Na surname
羅 なお
Nao surname
羅 ら
Ra surnamegiven name
羅 らん
Ran surname
羅 ろ
Ro surname
羅 ろう
Rou surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
俄罗斯 [Eluósī] #2,742
Russia
罗马 [Luómǎ] #2,167
Rome, capital of Italy
保罗 [Bǎoluó] #3,063
Paul
罗伯特 [Luóbótè] #4,551
Robert (name)
佛罗里达 [Fúluólǐdá] #4,262
Florida
哈罗 [hāluó] #4,103
hello (loanword)
罗杰 [Luójié] #4,351
Roger
罗马尼亚 [Luómǎníyà] #10,079
Romania
摩托罗拉 [Mótuōluólā] #45,418
Motorola
罗斯 [Luósī] #6,293
Roth (name)
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JAPANESE WORDS (160)
修羅場 [しゅらば] #10,020
fighting scene
薄物 [うすもの] #12,737
lightweight fabric or clothing
⭐ 羅列 [られつ] #16,233
enumeration
奈落 [ならく] #17,244
Naraka
⭐ 煌びやか [きらびやか] #17,843
gorgeous
修羅 [しゅら] #18,927
Asura
⭐ 天ぷら [てんぷら] #19,987
tempura
甲羅 [こうら] #22,060
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.)
⭐ 網羅 [もうら] #25,679
encompassing
森羅万象 [しんらばんしょう] #30,654
all things in nature
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