纲 gāng guiding principle; main rope of a net; authority

Made up of [纟 sī silk radical 120, 冈 gāng ridge; mound ]
Alternative traditional form of character: 綱
Made with 7 strokes.
The silk radical alludes to rope - its main meaning, while 'gang' (ridge) gives the sound

Related characters


Also uses 纟 sī component: 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 纷 fēn (numerous) 给 gěi (give) 红 hóng (red) 纪 jì (order) 结 jié (knot) 经 jīng (Classic) 累 lèi (tired) 绿 lù (green) 维 wéi (to preserve) 绪 xù (beginnings) 纸 zhǐ (paper) 终 zhōng (end) 组 zǔ (to form)
Also uses 冈 gāng component: 刚 gāng (hard)

Sounds same

冈 gāng (ridge) 刚 gāng (hard)

Different tone

港 gǎng (harbor)

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Pronunciation

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