brief; sketchy / outline; summary / to omit / (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly / plan; strategy / to capture (territory)

= + : Loki (lü) wants to play a prank on the elevator's visitors. In the bathroom (e4) he plants a field (田) of stars (各) around the toilet. His plan (略) is that the visitors will then have to step on many spiky stars if they want to reach the toilet.
variant of 略[lüe4]

略 character breakdown

each / every

= + : Mnemonic symbol: each and every (各) one of us is made of atoms, of which most were created in a star (from lighter atoms). That's why I choose to represent this character by a star. Guy Fawkes (g) is stepping on a mandarin (口) with high heels (夂) in the bathroom of the elevator (e4). As he squeezes, the mandarin suddenly explodes in a rain of stars (各). Each and every (各) one of them is shining brighter than the others.
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

= + : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field (田) of crosses (十) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered an enclosure (囗) full of crosses (十) and puts them up one by one.

Characters with 略 as component

略 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 略

to have (an attribute) to a small degree; to have a touch of
sketch; sketch map; thumbnail picture
sketch / sketch map / thumbnail picture
variant of 掠奪|掠夺[lüe4 duo2]
abbreviated character / simplified character
to be abbreviated to / (followed by a verb) slightly
a well-thought out long-term strategy
slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering
some cases picked out as example / to highlight

Sentences with 略

略 currently does not appear in any sentence.