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纲
綱
gāng
1. head rope of a fishing net
2. guiding principle
3. key link
4. class (taxonomy)
5. outline
6. program
Uncommon • Top 26%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

纲
gāng
program, outline; principle, guiding thread
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

亚纲
yàgāng
subclass (taxonomy)
八纲
bāgāng
"eight principles," a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM)
大纲
dàgāng
main point
提纲
tígāng
outline
HSK 5
政纲
zhènggāng
political program
朝纲
cháogāng
laws and discipline of imperial court
横纲
hénggāng
yokozuna
纲要
gāngyào
outline
纲领
gānglǐng
program
HSK 6
量纲
liànggāng
dimension (unit)
党纲
dǎnggāng
(political) party platform
倍足纲
bèizúgāng
Diplopoda (zoology)
吸虫纲
xīchónggāng
Class Trematoda
哺乳纲
bǔrǔgāng
Mammalia, the class of mammals
木兰纲
mùlángāng
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
涡虫纲
wōchónggāng
Turbellaria (an order of flatworms)
瓣鳃纲
bànsāigāng
Lamellibranchia
真菌纲
zhēnjūngāng
Eumycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)
绦虫纲
tāochónggāng
Cestoda (an order of flatworms)
腹足纲
fùzúgāng
gastropod (class of mollusks including snails)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,933
Word Frequency Rank
22,114 of 84,292

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