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Chinese symbol for “dragnet”

拖网
tuō wǎng
Traditional: 拖網
dragnet; trawl; trawlnet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dragnet is 拖网 (tuō wǎng), defined as: dragnet; trawl; trawlnet.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

拖 tuō
to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
网 wǎng
net; network
radical 122 ⽹ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dragnet”

WordPinyinMeaning
天罗地网 (天羅地網)tiān luó dì wǎnginescapable net (idiom); trap

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拖网.

WordPinyinMeaning
拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off
拖拉机 (拖拉機)tuō lā jītractor; 台 (tái)
拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals
拖欠tuō qiànin arrears; behind in payments
拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on
拖车 (拖車)tuō chēto tow; towed vehicle
网站 (網站)wǎng zhànwebsite
网络 (網絡)wǎng luònetwork; Internet

See also: Japanese symbol for “dragnet”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.