The kanji character 略 primarily conveys the meaning of "abbreviation," "omission," "summary," or "to omit." It suggests a reduction or simplification of something, either in terms of length, detail, or scope. It implies leaving out unnecessary parts to get to the core essence.

・On-yomi (音読み): ryaku (リャク) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): habu(ku) (省く) - to omit, to leave out

⚫︎ 概略 Translation: Outline; summary ⚫︎ 略歴 Translation: Brief personal history; resume; curriculum vitae ⚫︎ 省略 Translation: Omission; abbreviation; abridgment

The kanji 略 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The phonetic component is 各, representing "each" or "every." The semantic component is a part of 田, which depicts a field, and 　. The kanji represents the idea of "leaving out" or "reducing" something from the whole. It originally depicted the concept of "dividing up," or "splitting" a field, and thus leading to concepts of "omitting" or "abbreviating." Over time, the meaning shifted toward "omitting," "abbreviating," and "summarizing."