綱 = 糹 + 岡

綱 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “heavy rope”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 岡 (ridge or crest of hill).

Keyword: heavy rope
Pinyin (Mandarin): gāng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: heavy rope, hawser, гаузер, тяжелая веревка, hawser
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 綱 hawser

Decomposition

ids

糹 silk
岡 ridge or crest of hill

How to find 綱 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “silk” + “ridge or crest of hill”. 綱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 綱 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.