TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
綱
綱 ＝ 糸 ＋ 岡
ㄍㄤ · gāng
noun — the headrope of a net; the main thread, outline
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義rope, cord
The one thick rope (糸) that gathers a whole net's mesh — the headrope. 岡 gāng carries the sound exactly. Pull that rope and the whole net follows, so it became the governing thread of anything: 綱要、大綱、綱領.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一張網的總繩（糸）一提——所有網眼跟著收攏。
The net's one headrope (糸) lifted — and every mesh draws in behind it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)綱（網的總繩）— the headrope of a net
→綱要、大綱— the main thread, outline常用
→綱領— guiding principles — the governing thread
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension