概
gài
#789 most
frequent character
(bound form) general, approximate
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
概 pairs 木 wood, the meaning part, with 既 jì for the sound. It first meant a tool used to level grain in a measuring container. From making a level surface came 'general' and 'covering all cases'.
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