概 (gài)

(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 既 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“,斗斛。从木,既聲。邵瑛羣經正字:“今經典多作概。”

Original meaning

rod used to level off a heaped measure

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