纲 · Chu Sui Liang
Gāng (1st tone). The Shuowen Jiezi defines it as 「維紘繩也。从糸岡聲」 — the great rope of a net, from 糸 (thread) with 岡 (gāng, ridge) as the phonetic. The image is exact, and the classics use it as a picture of government itself: 《書·盤庚》「若網在綱，有條而不紊」 $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart