| 綱 | 1434B40 93B.42-4 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄍㄤ [gang1] | ||
| N. | (1) The main rope of a net, a hawser. (2) Main threads. essential principles: 大綱 a general outline; 綱要 [gang1yao4], 綱目 [gang1mu4], 綱領 [gang1ling3]↓; 提綱挈領 to bring out the most essential points; 綱舉目張 a lucid exposition of outline; sharp definition of categories. (3) Discipline, morale: 綱常 [gang1chang2], 綱紀 [gang1ji4], 綱維 [gang1wei2]↓. (4) Power, authority: 乾 ([qian2]) 綱 the royal prerogatives, sovereign rights of a prince. (5) A batch of carts or boats going in a group for transporting goods: 鹽綱，茶綱 transportation of salt, tea by such means; 綱運 [gang1yUn4]↓; 綱鹽 salt so transported; 綱商 a merchant in such group of transportation; 綱地 a place where goods are so transported; 綱岸 a port where goods are so transported; 到綱 arrival of goods so transported at their destination. | |||||
| Words | 1. 綱常 [gang1chang2], n., short for 三綱五常：三綱（君臣，父子，夫婦）the proper relations between the prince and his ministers, between father and son, and between husband and wife; 五常 the five cardinal virtues of 仁義禮智信. 2. 綱紀 [gang1ji4], (1) n., discipline, morale, law and order; (2) formerly, a butler; (3) v. t., (AC) to rule, manage, oversee: 綱紀四方 to rule over the whole country. 3. 綱領 [gang1ling3], n., main headings. 4. 綱目 [gang1mu4], n., a general outline (main and subdivisions). 5. 綱維 [gang1wei2], n., (1) cardinal principles underlying the morals of a nation; (2) (Budd.) a ruling priest. 6. 綱要 [gang1yao4], n., essential points, an outline (of a subject). 7. 綱運 [gang1yUn4], n., transportation of goods (e.g., salt or tea) by batches of carts or boats going in groups for mutual protection. | |||||