gāng
cháng

technical
archaic

Meaning of 纲常

纲常 means three cardinal guides and five constant virtues; Confucian ethical code. Pronounced gāng cháng.

  • three cardinal guides and five constant virtues; Confucian ethical code

Definitions & Examples

Gāng
cháng
lún
shì
Zhōng
guó
dài
shè
huì
de
zhòng
yào
shí
 

Ethical codes like the three cardinal guides and five constant virtues were important cornerstones of ancient Chinese society.

Fēng
jiàn
jiào
shí
fēn
qiáng
diào
gāng
cháng
zhì
 

Feudal ethics placed great emphasis on the order defined by the three cardinal guides and five constant virtues.

de
xiǎng
shēn
shòu
chuán
tǒng
gāng
cháng
guān
niàn
de
yǐng
xiǎng
 

His thinking is deeply influenced by traditional concepts of Confucian ethical codes.