网点
wǎng diǎn · HSK 7
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🕸️📍 网 net/web + 点 point/dot = a point on the net: a network node or branch
网 wǎng is the same net/web as in 网络 (network) and 网站 (website); 点 diǎn is a point or dot. A 网点 is literally a point on the net — one node, outlet, or branch in a larger network.
网 — net radical 冂 + 亡 (phonetic)
網 (simplified 网) originally pictured a hunting or fishing net, with crossed mesh lines inside a frame. The modern simplified form 网 keeps that net shape directly. The traditional 網 adds 糸 (silk thread) for the material and 亡 as a phonetic hint for the wǎng sound.
点 — fire radical 灬 + 占 (zhān, phonetic)
Originally written 點, a semantic-phonetic compound: 黑 (black) gave the meaning 'small black mark or dot' while 占 supplied the sound. It first referred to ink spots, then extended to 'point, drop, a little,' and verbs like 'to mark' or 'to light (a fire),' reflected in the simplified form's 灬 (fire) component.