纲
Character
head rope of a fishing net
Meaning
gāng
gang1- head rope of a fishing net CC-CEDICT
- guiding principle CC-CEDICT
- key link CC-CEDICT
- class (taxonomy) CC-CEDICT
- outline CC-CEDICT
- program CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 纲
Draw “纲” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
老师给我们看了讲课的提纲。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men kàn le jiǎng kè de tí gāng
The teacher showed us the outline of the lesson.
AI-generated sentence
我先写一个大纲，再写文章。
wǒ xiān xiě yí gè dà gāng, zài xiě wén zhāng
First I write an outline, then I write the article.
AI-generated sentence
这本书的纲要很有用。
zhè běn shū de gāng yào hěn yǒu yòng
The main points of this book are very useful.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 纲
See all 45 →纲要gāng yàoan outline; the main points of a plan, book, or talkWordHSK 7–9纲领gāng lǐnga main plan or set of aims that guides what a group doesWordHSK 7–9纲纪gāng jìlaw and orderWord纲举目张gāng jǔ mù zhāngif you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)Word大纲dà gāngan outline; a plan that shows the main points of a talk or textWordHSK 5亚纲yà gāngsubclass (taxonomy)Word党纲dǎng gāng(political) party platformWord八纲bā gāng(TCM) the eight principal syndromes (used to differentiate pathological conditions): yin and yang, exterior and interior, cold and heat, hypofunction and hyperfunctionWord担纲dān gāngto play the leading roleWord提纲tí gāngoutlineWord政纲zhèng gāngpolitical programWord朝纲cháo gānglaws and discipline of imperial courtWord