to gather, collect, or restrain

Animated Stroke Order 敛

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Stroke Order Diagrams 敛

敛 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zuì
jìn
shōu
liǎn
le
hěn
duō
huài
guàn

He has restrained many bad habits recently.

2
tīng
dào
huài
xiāo
liǎn
róng

Hearing the bad news, he immediately became serious.

3
guān
yuán
yīn
liǎn
cái
bèi
diào
chá

The official was investigated for accumulating wealth.

4
shōu
liǎn
le
xiào
róng

He restrained his smile.

5
shōu
liǎn
le
zài
shēng

She controlled her temper and stopped being angry.

6
wèi
le
tuán
duì
zuò
shōu
liǎn
le
de
xìng

For teamwork, he toned down his personality.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2367
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄢˇ
Components
UnicodeU+655B
CangjieOOMK
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality