懂中文 Dong Chinese

略

lüè

outline, approximately

Original meaning: 

demarcate land boundaries

Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "demarcate land boundaries". The meaning later shifted to "outline" and "approximately".

Components
田 meaning component

田  Meaning component

tián

  

field

各 sound component

各  Sound component

gè

  

each

Evolution

略 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
略 Seal script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
略 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
略 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
略 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

略  

lüè

approximately, roughly; outline; plan; strategy; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit

略 (畧) 

lüè

variant of 略[lüè]

Most common words with 略
Freq.
Word
Meaning

战略

strategy

策略

strategy

忽略

to neglect

略

plan

侵略

invasion