general / approximate

= + : Guy Fawkes celebrates Christmachrist in the airplane's bathroom with a Christmas tree as a team of four horses arrive. Guy Fawkes, not being too familiar with the traditions of Christmachrist, thinks that these must be the four kings which will give him the presents—at least he thinks that this is what he approximately heard. He should have thought twice, as the four horses are not four kings, but the four horses of the apocalypse.
old variant of 概[gai4]

= + : Guy Fawkes celebrates Christmachrist in the airplane's bathroom with a Christmas tree as a team of four horses arrive. Guy Fawkes, not being too familiar with the traditions of Christmachrist, thinks that these must be the four kings which will give him the presents—at least he thinks that this is what he approximately heard. He should have thought twice, as the four horses are not four kings, but the four horses of the apocalypse.

概 character breakdown

already / since / both... (and...)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the saying 一言既出,驷马难追 means "lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept". Thus, I'll represent this character with a team of four horses.

Joan of Arc made a bet with a team of four horses that she'd be able to chew 20 chewing gums at once. After stuffing ten of them into her mouth she's already chocking, but what has been said cannot be retracted by a team of four horses.
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

Characters with 概 as component

概 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 概

concept / idea / CL:個|个[ge4]
probability (math.)
to summarize; to generalize / briefly; in broad outline
to summarize / to generalize / briefly / CL:個|个[ge4]
general overview / to skim through
outline / introduction / survey / general discussion
to survey / to take stock of / overview
same as 總而言之|总而言之[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1]

Sentences with 概

概 currently does not appear in any sentence.