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概念

gàiniàn

concept

A person holding an idea bulb
Memory picture

Characters in this word

概 gài

Strokes
13
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 既 already, since, then
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 概

念 niàn

Strokes
8
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
今 modern, current 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个概念新。 Zhège gàiniàn xīn. This concept is new.
  • 概念很清楚。 Gàiniàn hěn qīngchu. The concept is very clear.
  • 我懂概念。 Wǒ dǒng gàiniàn. I understand the concept.

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