概

gài

g+ài·4th tone

(bound form) general; approximate

Radical: 木 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

概=木+既

Etymology

tree

Meanings

(bound form) general; approximate

without exception; categorically

(bound form) bearing; deportment

gài

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Words with 概 112 total

broad outline; gist; summary梗概gěng gài roughly · probably · rough · approximate · about · general idea大概dà gài general situation · summary概况gài kuàng to summarize; to generalize · briefly; in broad outline概括gài kuò probability (math.)概率gài lu:4 outline · introduction · survey · general discussion概论gài lùn concept · idea · CL: gè概念gài niàn overview概述gài shù approximate number · imprecise indication of quantity (e.g. shí jǐ, liǎng sān bǎi, 一千多 yī qiān duō)概数gài shù lofty quality · mettle · spirit气概qì gài

Idioms with 概 5 total Chain

without exception · admit no exception whatsoever概莫能外gài mò néng wài to lump different matters together (idiom)一概而论yī gài ér lùn (lit.) to take a part for the whole · to generalize以偏概全yǐ piān gài quán

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