漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
綱: hawser, class (genus)
Also: rope, cord, cable
JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 岡 gives the sound
14 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
コウkou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 大綱たいこうfundamental principles; main lines
- 要綱ようこうmain principle; gist; general plan
- 綱領こうりょうgeneral plan; main points; summary
つなtsuna · kun'yomi · on its own
- 綱つなrope; cord; line
- 横綱よこづな
- 綱引きつなひきtug of war
- 綱渡りつなわたりtightrope walking; high-wire act
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side綱 hawser · 糸
vs鋼 steel · 金In ChineseSimplified 纲 · traditional, as in Japanese · gāng
Japan keeps the traditional form 綱; mainland China simplifies it to 纲.
- Simplified
- 纲 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 綱 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin gāng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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