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Chinese symbol for “summarize”

概括
gài kuò
to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline

The closest CC-CEDICT match for summarize is 概括 (gài kuò), defined as: to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline.

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
括 kuò
to embrace, to enclose, to include
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “summarize”

WordPinyinMeaning
综上所述 (綜上所述)zōng shàng suǒ shùto summarize; to sum up
归纳 (歸納)guī nàto sum up; to summarize
综括 (綜括)zōng kuòto summarize; to sum up
简述 (簡述)jiǎn shùto outline; to summarize
包举 (包舉)bāo jǔto summarize; to swallow up

Related words

Other words that share a character with 概括.

WordPinyinMeaning
概念gài niànconcept; idea
大概dà gàiroughly; probably
概率gài lǜprobability (math.)
概况 (概況)gài kuànggeneral situation; summary
概述gài shùoverview
包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include
囊括náng kuòto include; to embrace
括号 (括號)kuò hàoparentheses; brackets

See also: Japanese symbol for “summarize”.

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.