小敛 xiǎoliàn shrouding the dead Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 小 xiǎo adjective small small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of 大 dà敛 斂 liàn to shroud (bound form) to prepare a body for a coffin