罗 luō bird net
gauze; net; to collect
How it came to be
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
The oracle bone form shows a bird in a net: the word first named a net for catching birds.
用法
- To collect/gather/spread out, and fine silk gauze: 罗列 (luóliè) to enumerate/set out, 网罗 (wǎngluó) to gather up (talent, information), 张罗 (zhāngluo) to bustle about arranging things.
- 包罗万象 (bāoluó-wànxiàng) means all-embracing; 门可罗雀 (ménkě-luóquè) means so few visitors you could net sparrows at the door. Also transliterates 罗马 Rome, and is a surname.