纲
head rope of a fishing net · guiding principle
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Character Decomposition
纲=纟+冈
Etymology
thread
Meanings
head rope of a fishing net
guiding principle
key link
class (taxonomy)
outline
program
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Words with 纲 113 total
Idioms with 纲 14 total
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纲举目张gāng jǔ mù zhāngthree 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, propriety, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)三纲五常sān gāng wǔ chángto concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials提纲挈领tí gāng qiè lǐng