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Information about character(s)

Radical: 糸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 14
Simplified Form: 纲

Pronunciation

Pinyin: gāng
Cantonese: gong1
JapaneseKun: TSUNA
JapaneseOn: KOU
Korean: KANG
Vietnamese: cương

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: heavy rope, hawser; main points

CE-Dict: head rope of a fishing net/guiding principle/key link/class (taxonomy)/outline/program

Soothill: A net rope, bond, social nexus, constant obligation, the restraints of society.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the main rope of a fishing net
2.the essential part
3.an outline
4.[Biology] class

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: class - 生物

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: key link; outline
【醫】 class

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: key link; outline

湘雅醫學專業詞典: class

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《糸部》綱維紘繩也。从糸岡聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集中】【糸字部】綱
〔古文〕㭃𣓡【廣韻】古郞切【集韻】【韻會】居郞切，𠀤音岡。【說文】維紘繩也。【書·盤庚】若網在綱，有條而不紊。【詩·大雅】綱紀四方。【傳】張之爲綱。【疏】綱者，網之大繩。　又【儀禮·鄕射禮】乃張侯下綱。【註】綱，持舌繩也。【周禮·冬官考工記·梓人】梓人爲侯上綱與下綱，出舌尋，絹寸焉。【註】綱，所以繫侯於植者也。　又【禮·緯含文嘉】君爲臣綱，父爲子綱，夫爲妻綱。
考證：〔【周禮·冬官考工記·梓人】梓人爲侯上綱與下綱，出舌尋，䋶寸焉。〕　謹照原文䋶寸改絹寸。

CF-Dict: élément essentiel

Han-De-Dict: Anhaltspunkt, Leitprinzip (u.E.) (S)/einordnen, Unterrichtsstunde (u.E.) (S)/Klasse