斂 [敛] liǎn
: to hold back; to restrain; to control (oneself)
: to collect
Kun Reading
斂 | おさむ osamu
: given name – Osamu
On Reading
レン ren
Usage:
收斂[敛] shou1lian4: to vanish; to moderate; to exercise restraint; to curb (one’s mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge
聚斂 [聚敛] ju4lian3: to accumulate; to gather; to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means; (science) convergent
斂[敛]巴 lian3ba: (dialect) to gather (something)
斂[敛]步 lian3bu4: to restrain motion; to check one’s step
斂[敛]衽 lian3ren4: old-fashioned women’s obeisance
斂財 [敛财] lian3cai2: to accumulate wealth; to rake in money
斂跡 [敛迹] lian3ji4: to refrain; to give up evil (temporarily); to cover one’s traces; to lie low; to retire (from view)
內斂[内敛] nei4lian4: introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated
收斂[敛] shou1lian4: to vanish; to moderate; to exercise restraint; to curb (one’s mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge
[収斂 | しゅうれん shuuren: astringency
: extraction (of taxes)
: convergence; contraction]
聚斂 [聚敛] ju4lian3: to accumulate; to gather; to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means; (science) convergent
[聚斂 | しゅうれん shuuren: (levying of a) heavy taxation]
Japanese expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
苛斂誅求 | かれんちゅうきゅう karenchuukyuu
: (yoji) imposing exacting (crushing, oppressive) taxes
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
裒斂無厭 [裒敛无厌] pou2 lian3 wu2 yan4
: to accumulate wealth without satisfaction; to continually plunder
鋒芒內斂 [锋芒内敛]feng1 mang2 nei4 lian3
: to be talented yet self-effacing
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
攵 (pu1: stick in hand; tap radical 66) suggests the meaning while
僉 (qian1: all) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
攵 (pu1: stick in hand; tap radical 66) suggests the meaning while
僉 (qian1: all) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
敛. Derived from generic character simplification rule #88 (僉 » 佥) via replacement of character component.
Variant:
殮 [殓] lian4: to prepare a dead body for coffin
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
