略 meaning and stroke order
Brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit
How to write 略, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 略
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- brief; sketchy
- outline; summary
- to omit
- (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly
- plan; strategy
- to capture (territory)
How 略 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Farm.
田 gives the meaning and 各 hints at the sound.
Radical: 田 (field), shared by 46 characters on this site.
How to remember 略
略 is pictophonetic: 田 (field, the meaning hint 'farm') on the left and 各 (gè) on the right giving the sound. Picture marking out each 各 field 田 with a rough sketch, a quick outline or plan of the land.
略 appears mostly in compounds like 策略 (cèlüè, strategy), 忽略 (hūlüè, to overlook) and 省略 (shěnglüè, to omit). Before a single-syllable verb or adjective it means 'slightly': 他略懂一点中文。(Tā lüè dǒng yīdiǎn Zhōngwén.) He understands a little Chinese.
Common mistake: Learners often type lue or lve wrongly. The pinyin is lüè with ü, and it is easy to confuse with 路 (lù, road), which shares 各 on the right but has 足 instead of 田.
Common words with 略
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 策略 | cèlüè | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit | HSK 6 |
| 忽略 | hūlüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore | HSK 6 |
| 战略 | zhànlüè | strategy | HSK 6 |
| 侵略 | qīnlüè | to invade; invasion | HSK 7-9 |
| 粗略 | cūlüè | rough (not precise or accurate); cursory | HSK 7-9 |
| 省略 | shěnglüè | to leave out; an omission | HSK 7-9 |
| 领略 | lǐnglüè | to have a taste of; to realize | HSK 7-9 |
| 略微 | lüèwēi | a little bit; slightly | HSK 7-9 |
| 侵略者 | qīnlüèzhě | aggressors; invaders | |
| 攻略 | gōnglüè | (literary) to storm and capture; strategy; directions; guide; how-to |
略 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 略
How many strokes are in 略?
略 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 略 mean?
略 (lüè) means brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit. A common word with it is 策略 (cèlüè), meaning "strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit".
How do you pronounce 略?
略 is pronounced lüè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 略?
The radical of 略 is 田, which carries the idea of "field". Dictionaries list 略 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 略?
The traditional form of 略 is 畧. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 略 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 略 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 略 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 略微 and 稍微?
Both mean 'slightly' and are often interchangeable. 略微 (lüèwēi) sounds a bit more formal or written, while 稍微 (shāowēi) is more common in everyday speech.
Does 略 always have a positive meaning in 策略 and 战略?
In 策略 and 战略 it means planning or strategy, which is neutral. In 侵略 (qīnlüè, to invade) the older sense 'to seize territory' carries a clearly negative meaning.