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羅
羅 ＝ 网 ＋ 糸 ＋ 隹
ㄌㄨㄛˊ · luó
noun/verb — a net for catching birds; to spread out, gather; (surname Luó)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
网義a net (罒 on top)
糸義silk threadthe net is woven of silk
隹義a short-tailed birdthe catch under the net
A net (网/罒) of silk (糸) dropped over a bird (隹) — the fowler's net. From the spread net come the spread-out senses: to set out in rows (羅列), to gather up (網羅), and the gauzy silk 綾羅. The syllable also writes foreign names — 羅馬 is Rome.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
絲網（罒）撒下，網眼裡正好罩住一隻鳥（隹）。
The silk net (罒) comes down, and in its mesh sits one bird (隹).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)羅網— a fowler's net常用
→羅列、網羅— to spread out in rows; to gather up常用
⇒綾羅— fine gauze silk
→羅（姓）、羅馬— the surname Luó; in transliteration (羅馬 Rome)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension