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赅

賅
gāi
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 complete
  2. 2 comprehensive
  3. 3 all-inclusive

Examples

HSK 7-9
言简意赅，称赞文字简短而完整。
Yánjiǎnyìgāi, chēngzàn wénzì jiǎnduǎn ér wánzhěng.
"Concise words, full meaning" praises writing that is brief yet complete.
HSK 7-9
他的报告言简意赅，大家都称赞。
Tā de bàogào yánjiǎnyìgāi, dàjiā dōu chēngzàn.
His report was concise and comprehensive, and everyone praised it.

Tips

usage
赅 means "complete" and is used almost only in 言简意赅, "the words are few but the meaning is complete". It is also a rare surname read the same way.

Components

radical
贝 bèi
shell; money
贝 is the shell/money radical. Cowrie shells were early currency, and a full store of wealth links loosely to the "complete, well-stocked" sense of 赅.
phonetic
亥 hài
the 12th Earthly Branch
亥 supplies the sound (hài shifted to gāi) and adds no meaning. The same phonetic gives 该, 骇, and 孩 their reading.

Stroke Order

赅 gāi