liǎn

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Source form: 斂 / 敛
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(literary) to hold back / (literary) to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / to gather / Taiwan pr. [liàn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-28d5961c143b82c6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

斂 敛 [lian3] /(literary) to hold back/(literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)/to collect; to gather/Taiwan pr. [lian4]/

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liàn

All readings
Source form: 斂 / 敛
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 殮|殓[liàn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7d80fa873ce5bc30. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

斂 敛 [lian4] /variant of 殮|殓[lian4]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 斂

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