| gāng | head rope of a fishing net/guiding principle/key link/class (taxonomy)/outline/program |
| 纲 | head rope of a fishing net guiding principle key link |
| 纲举目张 | if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered |
| 纲常 | three cardinal guides |
| 纲目 | detailed outline |
| 纲纪 | discipline; law and order |
| 纲纪四方 | to rule over the whole country |
| 纲纪国法 | discipline, morale, law and order |
| 纲纪律法 | law, discipline and rules of conduct |
| 纲要 | outline essential points |
| 纲领 | program guiding principle |