賅 (gāi) - Complete, comprehensive, to include everything & all-embracing.

賅Tone 1

gāi ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

賅 · gāi

Complete, comprehensive, to include everything;

all-embracing.

Complete, comprehensive, to include everythingall-embracing.

Usage highlights

Comprehensive and conciseComplete and thoroughTo include everythingComprehensive meaningAllComplete and detailed

Synonyms

  • 全— complete, whole
  • 备— prepared, complete
  • 括— to include, encompass

Antonyms

  • 缺— lacking, deficient
  • 漏— to omit, miss

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The book provides comprehensive coverage of the subject (内容赅备).
  • His explanation was concise yet comprehensive (言简意赅).
  • The report includes all relevant details (赅括所有细节).

Collocations

  • Comprehensive and concise(言简意赅)
  • Complete and thorough(赅备)
  • To include everything(赅括)
  • Comprehensive meaning(赅义)
  • All-embracing(赅博)
  • Complete and detailed(赅详)

Idioms

  • Concise and comprehensive(言简意赅)
  • All-inclusive and complete(赅备无遗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in literary and academic contexts to describe thoroughness and completeness.
  • Commonly appears in classical Chinese texts and modern formal writing.
  • The character embodies the ideal of comprehensive knowledge in Chinese scholarly tradition.

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