领略
lǐng lüè · HSK 7
to have a taste of
🌄 领 receive + 略 the gist = receive a sample, so to get a taste of and appreciate
领 means to receive or take in; 略 means an outline, gist, or brief summary. Together: take in the essence of something, hence to experience, realize, and appreciate it. Often paired with scenery, as in 领略风光 (take in the views).
领 — 令 (command, phonetic) + 页 (head)
A semantic-phonetic compound. 页 (head/page) gives the meaning, originally referring to the neck or collar — the part connecting the head to the body. 令 supplies the sound. From 'neck/collar' it extended to 'lead, guide, receive,' since the neck leads the body.
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.'