略
luè · HSK 7
a little bit
略 = 田 field + 各 each: surveying each field's edge means a quick, rough pass — briefly, a little
Originally to mark out field boundaries (田 field + 各 each), which is done in a rough survey rather than exhaustively. That sense of doing something quickly and partially gives the modern meanings: briefly, cursorily, a little bit, to omit.
略 — field 田 + each 各 (phonetic)
略 is a semantic-phonetic compound: 田 'field' gives the meaning and 各 supplies the sound. It originally referred to surveying or marking out fields and territory, then extended to 'plan, strategy' and 'seize/conquer.' From there it broadened to the modern senses 'outline, brief, omit, slightly.'