gāng

head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link

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2Readings & Meanings

  • gānghead rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

三纲五常sān gāng wǔ cháng

three principles and five virtues (idiom); the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 义, propriety 礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)

上纲上线shàng gāng shàng xiàn

to criticize (as a matter of principle)

亚纲yà gāng

subclass (taxonomy)

倍足纲bèi zú gāng

Diplopoda (zoology)

八纲bā gāng

"eight principles, " a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM)

八纲辨证bā gāng biàn zhèng

pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)

Other Characters Pronounced “gang”