纲 meaning and pronunciation

纲
Simplified character
綱
Traditional character

纲 English definition

gāng
  • head rope of a fishing net
  • guiding principle
  • key link
  • class (taxonomy)
  • outline
  • program

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 冈 : ridge; mound;
  • 刚 : hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly;
  • 堈 : earthen jug, crock, cistern;
  • 堽 : mound;
  • 岡 : Okayama
  • 杠 : flagpole; footbridge;
  • 笐 : bamboos placed across wooden frames on which grain may be stored in damp climates;
  • 缸 : jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; CL:口[kou3];
  • 罡 : stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper;
  • 肛 : rectal prolapse; variant of 肛[gang1];
  • 舡 : boat; ship;
  • 釭 : hanging bowl for lamp or fish;
  • 钢 : steel; hard; strong

Words containing 纲, by HSK level

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