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Kanji Detail for 綱 - "rope, principle, key"
綱
- Meaning
綱 means "rope, principle, key."
Rope - A thick rope; net rope.
Key point - Foundation; the essential thing; something that controls matters.
To govern - To control; to manage.
Classification - A large division in taxonomy.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
hawser; class (genus); rope; cord; cable
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
heavy rope, hawser; main points
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link; class (taxonomy); outline; program
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
program, outline; principle, guiding thread
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The main rope of a net is called 綱. Such as 綱維 (guiding principles), 網紀 (order), and such. All things with main ropes and branch threads are called this. | All using the general to control the particular is called 綱. Such as the Comprehensive Mirror having 綱目 (outline and details). | Goods traveling together in groups is called 綱. Such as 花石綱 (flower and stone shipments), 茶綱 (tea shipments), 鹽綱 (salt shipments), and such.
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