gāng
Traditional: 綱
纲 (gāng) is a Chinese word meaning “head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link”.
Meanings
- 1head rope of a fishing net
- 2guiding principle
- 3key link
- 4class (taxonomy)
- 5outline
- 6program
Related words
大纲synopsis提纲outline纲领program (i.e. plan of action)上纲上线to make a mountain out of a molehill纲要outline政纲political program提纲挈领to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials担纲to play the leading role纲纪law and order三纲五常three principles and five virtues (idiom)亚纲subclass (taxonomy)倍足纲Diplopoda (zoology)