斂 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 斂

斂 (敛)

Definition arrange / control oneself / gather

敛(斂) [ ] to hold back / to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / Taiwan pr. [lian4]
敛(斂) [ ] variant of 殮|殓[lian4]

Simplified 敛

Pinyin

Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄢˇ

Jyutping lim6

Unicode 655b

Usage

Synonyms 約格課徵律繩束框羈

Input Method Wubi( wgit ) Cangjie( omok ) Zhengma( odvm ) Four Corner( 88140 )

Same Pronunciation 臉 (liǎn)

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 斂
	收斂 ( 收敛 ) shōu liǎn to dwindle / to vanish / to make vanish / to exercise restraint / to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc) / to astringe / (math.) to converge ( 收敛 )

	聚斂 ( 聚敛 ) jù liǎn to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent ( 聚敛 )

	斂財 ( 敛财 ) liǎn cái to accumulate wealth / to rake in money ( 敛财 )

	橫征暴斂 ( 横征暴敛 ) héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force ( 横征暴敛 )

	內斂 ( 内敛 ) nèi liǎn introverted / reserved / (artistic style) understated ( 内敛 )

	暴斂 ( 暴敛 ) bào liǎn to overtax / to extort ( 暴敛 )

	斂衽 ( 敛衽 ) liǎn rèn old-fashioned women's obeisance / Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4] ( 敛衽 )

	斂跡 ( 敛迹 ) liǎn jì to refrain / to give up evil (temporarily) / to cover one's traces / to lie low / to retire (from view) ( 敛迹 )

	斂聲屏氣 ( 敛声屏气 ) liǎn shēng bǐng qì hold one's breath ( 敛声屏气 )

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