Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Net (wǎng) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 947, Entry 27 Pronounced min. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a fishing trap. According to the Broadly Elegant (Guangya), it is a net for catching rabbits and boars. In the Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu) by Zuo Si, it is written: snares and traps are connected like a net. The commentary states: a trap is a net for deer. Additionally, in the Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu), it is also pronounced mian. In the Seven Admonitions (Qi Ming) by Zhang Zai, it is written: spreading out flying nets, stretching out repaired traps. They rise above the yellow peaks and hang upon the green ridges. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form.