Read Edit View history 斂 liǎn draw back Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 敛/ 斂 liǎn (also liàn) collect verb · to gather or accumulate 有些官员利用职权大肆敛财。 Edit Delete 敛/ 斂 liǎn (also liàn) restrain verb · to hold back or control oneself 他敛起笑容，神情变得严肃。 Edit Delete References Add reference variant 敛/斂 → 殓/殮 Edit Delete variant 歛/歛 → 敛/斂 Edit Delete