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Meaning of 敛

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(Trad.: 斂)
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (strike) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ qiān ] all, together, unanimous
    • [ ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go
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  • Pinyin: liǎn
    English Definition: to hold back; to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; Taiwan pr. [lian4]
    Chinese Definition:
    ①收拢,聚集:敛钱。敛足(收住脚步,不住前进)。敛容。敛衣(用收集来的碎布制成的衣)。收敛。聚敛。
    ②征收:横征暴敛。
    ③收束,约束:敛迹。敛手(a。缩手,表示不敢恣意妄为;b。拱手,表示恭敬)。敛袂(整理衣袖,表示敬服)。敛抑。敛步。

    Example Words:
    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
    敛财 liǎn cái to accumulate wealth; to rake in money
    聚敛 liǎn to accumulate; to gather; to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means; (science) convergent
    内敛 nèi liǎn introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated
    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
    More: 敛* | *敛 | *敛*
  • Pinyin: liàn
    English Definition: variant of
Example Sentences
1
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Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest.
2
And it is common that those who are blinded by greed will resort to unscrupulous means to amass their fortunes.
3
Well, add one more reason to spite Ronald: as the global economy spirals downward, McDonald's is minting money.
4
When the enthusiasm for the rational convergence, when the interest in writing blessing, darling, so that two sincere hearts so invisible at love in the tightly dependent!
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In red wines, tannins are present in grape skins and seeds and lead to astringency and (in the case of young, high-tannin wines) a dry, puckering feeling in the mouth.