纲

綱
gāng
#1,931 most
frequent character
head rope of a fishing net

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

纲 joins 纟 silk thread with 冈 gāng, which supplies the sound, and first meant the rope inside a net that lifts it. From that main rope came 'guiding principle', 'outline' and 'program'.

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Homophones

刚gāng
just
缸gāng
vat, jar, crock
钢gāng
steel

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