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gài HSK3

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approved by Peter Olson · Nov 17, 2021, 05:41 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 17, 2021, 05:41 PM

phone note

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Original meaning: rod used to level off a heaped measure

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

Components

木 Meaning component

Change in meaning

木 hints at the original meaning of 概, "rod used to level off a heaped measure", which is no longer the most common meaning of 概 in modern Mandarin.

既 Sound component

Change in sound

概 and 既 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kojH	[k]ˤə[t]-s	to strickle

《說文》：“，斗斛。从木，既聲。邵瑛羣經正字：“今經典多作概。”