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敛
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restrain

HSK 10
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Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (斂)
攵 tap+ 僉 unanimous =
斂 restrain
攵 Meaning component
pū tap
rap, tap
攵 is a component form of 攴.
僉 Phonetic component
unanimous
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Simplified (敛)
攵 tap+ 佥 all =
敛 draw back
攵 Meaning component
pū tap
rap, tap
攵 is a component form of 攴.
佥 Phonetic component
qiān all
all, together, unanimous
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Notes
Similar Characters
做 make务 affairs (simp)務 tasks (trad/jp)啓 enlighten (trad/jp)啟 enlighten (trad)孜 be as diligent徴 levy (trad/jp)徵 solicit (trad)收 receive (trad)改 alter攻 attack放 release政 politics敃 strong (6543)敄 to put forth effort故 deliberately效 effect (trad)敉 soothe敌 foe (simp)敏 quick-witted
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
敛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
敛 / 斂 [liǎn]
to hold back; to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; Taiwan pr. [liàn]
敛 / 斂 [liàn]
variant of 殮|殓[liàn]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
斂 おさむ
Osamu given name
斂 れん
Ren given name
CHINESE WORDS (20)
收敛 [shōu​liǎn] #11,921
to dwindle
敛财 [liǎn​cái] #43,055
to accumulate wealth
聚敛 [jù​liǎn] #37,667
to accumulate
收敛性 [shōu​liǎn​xìng] #51,038
convergence (math.)
横征暴敛 [héng​zhēng​bào​liǎn] #52,835
to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
敛钱 [liǎn​qián] #59,447
to collect money
暴敛 [bào​liǎn] #61,569
to overtax
敛迹 [liǎn​jì] #62,332
to refrain
敛步 [liǎn​bù] #73,798
to restrain motion
内敛 [nèi​liǎn]
introverted
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
収斂 [しゅうれん] #46,381
astringency
収斂進化 [しゅうれんしんか] #159,741
convergent evolution
苛斂誅求 [かれんちゅうきゅう] #168,531
exaction of heavy taxes
斂葬 [れんそう] #203,779
interment
苛斂 [かれん] #229,667
oppressive exaction (of taxes, etc.)
収れん剤 [しゅうれんざい] #254,973
astringent
聚斂 [しゅうれん]
(levying of a) heavy taxation
KOREAN WORDS (1)
수렴
collection