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梗gěng概gài

  1. broad outline; gist; summary

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Japanese data from JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC2, and RADKFILE/KRADFILE (EDRDG). Chinese from CC-CEDICT. French and English from English Wiktionary via Wiktextract. Example sentences from Tatoeba. Stroke diagrams from KanjiVG. JLPT levels follow Jonathan Waller's lists. Full credits on the data and licences page.

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梗
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

branch, stem, stalk, CL:根[gen1], to block, to hinder, (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc), prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)

Pinyin
gěng
Strokes
11
Frequency
17005 of 2500
Words starting with 梗Words ending in 梗Anywhere in a word
概
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

(bound form) general; approximate, without exception; categorically, (bound form) bearing; deportment

Pinyin
gài
Strokes
13
Words starting with 概Words ending in 概Anywhere in a word