gāng

guiding principle; outline; class (taxonomy)

HSK 5 #1934

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1934th character
Radical ⽷ (120.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 933
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

纲 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

Stroke order

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Words containing 纲

Word Meaning
outline; notes; synopsis
guiding principle; program (i.e. plan of action)
outline; synopsis; program
to criticize (as a matter of principle)
outline; essential points
state the main points; get to the heart
platform; political program
to play the leading role
law and order
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)
1923 Sino-Soviet treaty on pending issues
subclass (taxonomy)
Diplopoda (zoology)
eight diagnostic principles in TCM
eight-principle diagnosis in Chinese medicine
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
Zygomycetes
course syllabus; class curriculum
laws and discipline of imperial court
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
Compendium of Materia Medica; classic herb book
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