Keyword
principle
- program
- outline
- guiding thread
- Frequency
- #1856
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
gāng
Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 冈 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
纲领
program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle
大纲
synopsis; outline; program; leading principles
纲
head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link; class (taxonomy); outline; program
纲要
outline; essential points
提纲
outline; synopsis; notes
担纲
to play the leading role
亚纲
subclass (taxonomy)
党纲
(political) party platform; party program
政纲
political program; platform
教学大纲
course syllabus; class curriculum
本草纲目
Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李时珍 (LǐShízhēn)
朝纲
laws and discipline of imperial court
共同纲领
common program; formal program of the communist party after 1949, that served as interim national plan
纲纪
law and order
上纲上线
to make a mountain out of a molehill
头足纲
Cephalopoda, class of mollusks including nautilus and squid
纲举目张
if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom); take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves; (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
提纲挈领
to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
哺乳纲
Mammalia, the class of mammals
量纲
dimension (unit)
蛛形纲
Arachnids (class of arthropods)
横纲
yokozuna
三纲五常
three principles and five virtues (idiom); the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 义, propriety 礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
考纲
exam outline (outline of the content of an exam, published prior to the exam as a guide for examinees) (abbr. for 考试大纲 (kǎoshìdàgāng))