略
畧lve
#703 most
frequent character
variant of 略[lve4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
略 first meant working out where land ends, with 田 field as the meaning part. 各 gè supplies the sound, though the link is faint today. From bounding land came 'outline', then 'brief' and 'summary', and finally 'plan' or 'main idea'.
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