概
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(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (bound form) bearing; deportment
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How 概 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 既 (phonetic, jì)
How to remember it
approximate · Heisig RSH #1159
根 root + waitress
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 既
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 既 (jì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 既 sound component | jì | already, since, then; both; de facto |
| 慨 | kǎi | sigh, regret, lament; generosity |
| 暨 | jì | and; to reach, to attain; limits, confines |
| 溉 | gài | to water, to irrigate, to flood; to wash |
| 厩 | jiù | stable; barnyard |
| 嘅 | gě | the sound of a sigh |
Words containing 概
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 概而言之 | gài ér yán zhī | same as 總而言之|总而言之[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1] |
| 概而不论 | gài ér bù lùn | fuzzy about the details |
| 一概而论 | yī gài ér lùn | to lump different matters together (idiom) |
| 男子气概 | nán zǐ qì gài | masculinity; manliness |
| 人工概念 | rén gōng gài niàn | artificial concept |
| 概型理论 | gài xíng lǐ lùn | scheme theory (math.) |
| 概念地图 | gài niàn dì tú | mind map |
| 基本概念 | jī běn gài niàn | basic concept |
| 上位概念 | shàng wèi gài niàn | superordinate concept |
| 概念驱动加工 | gài niàn qū dòng jiā gōng | concept-driven processing |
| 以偏概全 | yǐ piān gài quán | (lit.) to take a part for the whole; to generalize |
| 条件概率 | tiáo jiàn gài lǜ | conditional probability |
| 后验概率 | hòu yàn gài lǜ | posterior probability (statistics) |
| 概念化 | gài niàn huà | conceptualization |
| 中概股 | zhōng gài gǔ | China concepts stock (stock in a Chinese company that trades on an exchange outside China … |
| 概测法 | gài cè fǎ | rough-and-ready method; rule of thumb |
| 概率论 | gài lǜ lùn | probability (math.) |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea |
| 一概 | yī gài | all; without any exceptions; categorically |
| 气概 | qì gài | lofty quality; mettle; spirit |