敛 (liǎn): To gather — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 敛

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 敛

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

敛

僉all, together

攵to tap, action

敛=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 敛

敛 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 敛

Common word with 敛

One common HSK word with 敛 is 收敛, meaning "To collect / to gather up / to contract / to converge".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

shōu收

liǎn敛

le了

hěn

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僉all, together

+攵to tap, action

To gather (攵) things together (僉) with care — to collect or restrain something.

shōu收

liǎn敛

To collect / to gather up / to contract / to converge

很

duō多

huài坏

xí习

guàn惯

。

He has restrained many bad habits recently.

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.

guān官

yuán员

yīn因

liǎn敛

cái财

bèi被

diào调

chá查

。

The official was investigated for accumulating wealth.

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