Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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 good(This 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good". verstanden.)
牙 fang, tusk(Side view of an elefant'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)

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