Chinese Character 概 Meanings and components.

Form

概

Meaning

概 meaning[3] in English

General.

Approximate.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 概 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and already (既)

Its radical[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DAIU

How to write 概

To write概gai4general you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 既ji4already arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 既 = 概

概 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 概 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 概, looks as follow:

概
Pinyin:gai4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: General . Approximate
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
既
Pinyin:ji4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Already . Since . Both... (And...)
艮
Pinyin:gen3
Meaning[3]: Blunt . Tough . Chewy
旡
Pinyin:ji4
Meaning[3]: Choke On Something Eaten

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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