Memory phrase for the character: 概

概

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Meaning

general, approximate

Pronunciation

 gài

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: previous/before 既 (It is 'not good' 艮 with a 'false tusk' 牙, that's already since, ..)

Mnemonic
 
A tree and a not-good tusk (as drawn) are approximately in general (the same)?

Radicals

木 tree
既 already, since
艮 not goodThis 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good".
牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
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 Vocabulary

概念 gài niàn  concept; idea
概述 gài shù  overview
大概 dà gài  roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about
概括 gài kuò  to summarize; to generalize; briefly
梗概 gěng gài  synopsis; outline (of story)
梗概 gěng gài  

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