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敛
斂
liàn
1. variant of [[殮|殓<liàn>]]
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Character Breakdown (Single character)

敛
liǎn
to collect, to extort
11 丶

Compound Words (20)

内敛
nèiliǎn
introverted
征敛
zhēngliǎn
to extort taxes
收敛
shōuliǎn
to vanish
敛巴
liǎnba
(dialect) to gather (sth)
敛步
liǎnbù
to restrain motion
敛衽
liǎnrèn
old-fashioned women's obeisance
敛财
liǎncái
to accumulate wealth
敛迹
liǎnjì
to refrain
敛钱
liǎnqián
to collect money
暴敛
bàoliǎn
to overtax
聚敛
jùliǎn
to accumulate
收敛性
shōuliǎnxìng
convergence (math.)
横征暴敛
héngzhēngbàoliǎn
to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
收敛序列
shōuliǎnxùliè
convergent sequence (math.)
收敛级数
shōuliǎnjíshù
convergent series (math.)
收敛锋芒
shōuliǎnfēngmáng
to draw in one's claws
横正暴敛
héngzhèngbàoliǎn
to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
锋芒内敛
fēngmángnèiliǎn
to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
征敛无度
zhēngliǎnwúdù
to extort taxes excessively
裒敛无厌
póuliǎnwúyàn
to accumulate wealth without satisfaction

Alternate Entries

敛
liǎn
to hold back / to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / Taiwan pr. <liàn>

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,924
Word Frequency Rank
25,541 of 84,292