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CHINESE CHARACTER

lüè

略

略

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any

Numbered pinyin
lüe4
English meanings
a little bit, cursorily, any, something, slightly, somewhat, a little, poco, a bit

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 田; right 各.

  • Left

    田
  • Right

    各
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    • Top

      夂
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    • Bottom

      口

Meaning & sound clues

田 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “farm”.

各 is identified as the sound component (gè). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 略.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰田各

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shěnglüè省略。

    Omit.

  2. 02

    lüèwēi略微。

    Slightly.

  3. 03

    cèlüè策略。

    Strategy.

  4. 04

    jiǎn简míng明è扼yào要。

    Concise.

  5. 05

    zhòngdiǎn重点tūchū突出。

    Highlight the key points.

  6. 06

    xiáng详lüè略dédàng得当。

    Properly detailed.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 侵略
  • 忽略
  • 战略
  • 略微
  • 省略
  • 策略
  • 粗略
  • 领略