Chinese symbol for “outline”
纲要
gāng yào
Traditional: 綱要
outline; essential points
The closest CC-CEDICT match for outline is 纲要 (gāng yào), defined as: outline; essential points.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “outline”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轮廓 (輪廓) | lún kuò | outline; silhouette |
| 概论 (概論) | gài lùn | outline; introduction |
| 头绪 (頭緒) | tóu xù | outline; main threads |
| 概要 | gài yào | outline |
| 简述 (簡述) | jiǎn shù | to outline; to summarize |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纲要.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纲领 (綱領) | gāng lǐng | program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle |
| 大纲 (大綱) | dà gāng | synopsis; outline |
| 提纲 (提綱) | tí gāng | outline; synopsis |
| 担纲 (擔綱) | dān gāng | to play the leading role |
| 亚纲 (亞綱) | yà gāng | subclass (taxonomy) |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
See also: Japanese symbol for “outline”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.