to gather, collect, or restrain
Animated Stroke Order 敛
Stroke Order Diagrams 敛

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HSK Vocabulary: 敛
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 敛 is used in context
1
tā他
zuì最
jìn近
shōu收
liǎn敛
le了
hěn很
duō多
huài坏
xí习
guàn惯
。
He has restrained many bad habits recently.
2
tīng听
dào到
huài坏
xiāo消
xī息
,
tā他
lì立
kè刻
liǎn敛
róng容
。
Hearing the bad news, he immediately became serious.
3
guān官
yuán员
yīn因
liǎn敛
cái财
bèi被
diào调
chá查
。
The official was investigated for accumulating wealth.
4
tā他
shōu收
liǎn敛
le了
xiào笑
róng容
。
He restrained his smile.
5
tā她
shōu收
liǎn敛
le了
pí脾
qì气
,
bù不
zài再
shēng生
qì气
。
She controlled her temper and stopped being angry.
6
wèi为
le了
tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
,
tā他
shōu收
liǎn敛
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
gè个
xìng性
。
For teamwork, he toned down his personality.
Information
Traditional斂
Radical攵
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.
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