乾纲 qiángāng laws of heaven Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents qiángāng laws of heaven 乾 qián [trigram] One of the Eight Trigrams (☰) symbolizing heaven and the male principle; one of the Sixty-four Hexagrams (䷀); the compass point 315° (northwest)纲 綱 gāng noun outline; key link The key link or most important part of something; a general outline, summary, or programqiángāng husband's authority 乾 qián male (bound form) Relating to the male principle or representing the male side in traditional contexts.纲 綱 gāng social order Social order, ethics, or discipline, as in the traditional Confucian codes of conduct 三纲五常 sāngāngwǔchángqiángāng sovereign power 乾 qián [trigram] One of the Eight Trigrams (☰) symbolizing heaven and the male principle; one of the Sixty-four Hexagrams (䷀); the compass point 315° (northwest)纲 綱 gāng social order Social order, ethics, or discipline, as in the traditional Confucian codes of conduct 三纲五常 sāngāngwǔcháng