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Chinese symbol for “concept”

概念
gài niàn
concept; idea; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for concept is 概念 (gài niàn), defined as: concept; idea; 个 (gè).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

概 gài
generally, probably, approximately
radical 75 ⽊ · 13 strokes
念 niàn
to think of, to recall; to study
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “concept”

WordPinyinMeaning
观念 (觀念)guān niànnotion; thought
观 (觀)guānto look at; to watch
理念lǐ niànidea; concept
构想 (構想)gòu xiǎngto conceive; concept
立意lì yìto conceptualize; to come up with the central idea; concept; central idea

Related words

Other words that share a character with 概念.

WordPinyinMeaning
大概dà gàiroughly; probably
概率gài lǜprobability (math.)
概况 (概況)gài kuànggeneral situation; summary
概括gài kuòto summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
概述gài shùoverview
纪念 (紀念)jì niànto commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
观念 (觀念)guān niànnotion; thought
理念lǐ niànidea; concept

See also: Japanese symbol for “concept”.

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.

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