綱 (gong1 | gang1) : outline; guiding principle

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綱

gong1

gang1

[1] outline; guiding principle; key link
[2] headrope of a fishing net
[3] [biology] class
[4] [archaic] organization for transporting goods

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

綱 / 纲

Don't confuse with:
網

This word has been viewed 3462 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Mar 2011 13:55

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提綱 tai4 gong1 ti2 gang1 = outline; synopsis; syllabus

綱領 gong1 ling5 gang1 ling3 = programme

綱要 gong1 jiu3 gang1 yao4 = essentials; fundamentals

大綱 daai6 gong1 da4 gang1 = main point, leading principles; (placename) Tai Kong

擔綱 daam1 gong1 dan1 gang1 = play the leading role

亞綱 aa3 gong1 ya3 gang1 (Taiwan), ya4 gang1 (PRC) = subclass (taxonomy)

政綱 zing3 gong1 = [n] political platform

上綱上線 soeng5 gong1 soeng5 sin3 shang4 gang1 shang4 xian4 = make a mountain out of a molehill

本草綱目 bun2 cou2 gong1 muk6 ben3 cao3 gang1 mu4 = An Outline Treatise of Medical Herbs, compiled by Li3 Shi2 Zhen1 李時珍

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Decimal representation of this word: 綱
Unicode code for this character: U+7db1 (off-site link)

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