敛 liǎn · liàn

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

(literary) to hold back

Radical: 攵
Strokes: 11
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 佥攵
Traditional: 斂
Frequency: #3272 most common character

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Readings and meanings

liǎnMain reading liànRare reading

liǎn

lian3Main readingHSK 7–9

(literary) to hold back CC-CEDICT
(literary) to restrain; to control (oneself) CC-CEDICT
to collect; to gather CC-CEDICT
Taiwan pr. (liàn) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “敛” as liǎn

收敛shōu liǎnto become smaller or weaker, like a smile going awayWordHSK 7–9 内敛nèi liǎnintrovertedWord 征敛zhēng liǎnto extort taxesWord 敛巴liǎn ba(dialect) to gather upWord 敛步liǎn bù(literary) to slow down one's stepsWord 敛衽liǎn rènold-fashioned women's obeisanceWord 敛财liǎn cáito accumulate wealthWord 敛迹liǎn jìto refrainWord

liàn

lian4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is liǎn.

to gather; to collect (as in 敛钱)

Stroke order

Practice writing 敛

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Example sentences

妈妈让我收敛一点。
mā ma ràng wǒ shōu liǎn yī diǎn
Mom asked me to calm down a little.
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他说话太多，要收敛了。
tā shuō huà tài duō, yào shōu liǎn le
He talks too much; he should hold back.
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看到老师，孩子们收敛了笑容。
kàn dào lǎo shī, hái zi men shōu liǎn le xiào róng
When they saw the teacher, the children stopped smiling.
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Same radical 攵

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敛

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