Chinese symbol for “briefly”
概括
gài kuò
to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
The closest CC-CEDICT match for briefly is 概括 (gài kuò), defined as: to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “briefly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 简短 (簡短) | jiǎn duǎn | brief (statement, summary etc); briefly |
| 略略 | lüè lüè | slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally |
| 简述 (簡述) | jiǎn shù | to outline; to summarize |
| 一下子 | yī xià zi | once; one time; (following a verb) for a moment; briefly |
| 简言之 (簡言之) | jiǎn yán zhī | in simple terms; to put things simply |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 概括.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept; idea |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly; probably |
| 概率 | gài lǜ | probability (math.) |
| 概况 (概況) | gài kuàng | general situation; summary |
| 概述 | gài shù | overview |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise; to include |
| 囊括 | náng kuò | to include; to embrace |
| 括号 (括號) | kuò hào | parentheses; brackets |
See also: Japanese symbol for “briefly”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.