敛 斂
liǎn
Meaning
(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; to gather; Taiwan pr. [lian4]
Other reading: liàn
variant of 殮|殓[lian4]
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收敛 shōu liǎn to dwindle暴敛 bào liǎn to overtax聚敛 jù liǎn to gather敛巴 liǎn ba to gather up敛步 liǎn bù to slow down one's steps敛财 liǎn cái to accumulate wealth敛迹 liǎn jì to refrain敛钱 liǎn qián to collect money敛衽 liǎn rèn old-fashioned women's obeisance内敛 nèi liǎn introverted征敛 zhēng liǎn to extort taxes收敛性 shōu liǎn xìng convergence锋芒内敛 fēng máng nèi liǎn to be talented yet self-effacing横征暴敛 héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies裒敛无厌 póu liǎn wú yàn to accumulate wealth without satisfaction收敛锋芒 shōu liǎn fēng máng to draw in one's claws收敛级数 shōu liǎn jí shù convergent series收敛序列 shōu liǎn xù liè convergent sequence征敛无度 zhēng liǎn wú dù to extort taxes excessively