gāng

guiding principle; outline; class (taxonomy)

Character data

Radical ⽷ (120.8)
Strokes 14
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

綱 gāng
  1. 1. guiding principle
  2. 2. outline
  3. 3. class (taxonomy)
  4. 4. key link
  5. 5. program
  6. 6. head rope of a fishing net

Words containing 綱

Word Meaning
the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence rén, righteousness , propriety , wisdom zhì and fidelity xìn)
to criticize (as a matter of principle)
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
subclass (taxonomy)
Diplopoda (zoology)
"eight principles," a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM)
TCM diagnosis by eight key patterns
common program
trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans; fluke
Mammalia, the class of mammals
cyclostome (marine biology)
Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory
outline; synopsis; program
Zygomycetes
outline; notes; synopsis
state main points; give a clear outline
to play the leading role
platform; political program
course syllabus; class curriculum
laws and discipline of imperial court
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen lǐ shí zhēn
yokozuna
Turbellaria (an order of flatworms)
class of bivalves; Lamellibranchia
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