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

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Character Breakdown

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敛=僉all, together+攵to tap, action

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

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HSK Vocabulary: 敛

HSK words that contain this character.

收敛

shōu liǎn

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

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 敛 is used in context

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.

tīng听

dào到

huài坏

xiāo消

xī息

，

tā他

lì立

kè刻

guān官

yuán员

yīn因

liǎn敛

cái财

bèi被

diào调

chá查

。

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Hearing the bad news, he immediately became serious.

The official was investigated for accumulating wealth.

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