pillage, rob, graze, skim, sweep over, cheat, hint
掠 centers on taking or touching lightly but with force: pillaging and robbing are forceful taking, while grazing, skimming, and sweeping over describe light contact. The cheat and hint senses extend from the idea of a light, indirect touch or a quick, deceptive grab.
掠 combines 扌 (hand) with 京, which likely contributes the sound. The original idea is probably a hand action of seizing or brushing against something.
A hand 扌 beside a tall structure 京: imagine a hand quickly sweeping over a city, grabbing valuables and grazing rooftops.
For リャク, picture a hand snatching a valuable lychee from a market stall: lychee -> リャク, and the quick grab matches the kanji's meaning of pillaging or skimming.
to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder
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sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
pillage; plunder
pillage; plunder
to snatch; to steal
to plunder
grazing; touching lightly
faint or blurry way of writing with a brush
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly
pillaging and setting fire to
stealing; looting; plundering
letter of marque
letter of marque
privateer; corsair