斂 [敛]

Jyutping lim2
Pinyin liǎn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x

斂 [敛]

Jyutping lim6
Pinyin liǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to hold back/to restrain/to control (oneself)/to collect/Taiwan pr. [liàn]/to gather/to accumulate/to harvest/less than

斂 [敛]

Jyutping lim5
Pinyin liàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. variant of 殮|殓[lian4]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to collect
  2. character
    35th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "gathering" (𝌨)
  3. character
    to draw back; to fold back

斂 [敛]

Jyutping lim5
Pinyin liǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to hold back
  2. to restrain
  3. to control (oneself)
  4. to collect
  5. Taiwan pr. [lian4]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to hold back/to restrain/to control (oneself)/to collect/Taiwan pr. [liàn]/to gather/to accumulate/to harvest/less than
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    收集​；​集合
    to gather
    • 斂財
      敛财
      lim5 coi4
      to gather wealth by unjust means
  2. 語素
    約束​；​節制
    to restrain; to bind
    • 收斂
      收敛
      sau1 lim5
      to restrain oneself
  3. 參看
    歛
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to collect
  2. character
    35th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "gathering" (𝌨)
  3. character
    to draw back; to fold back
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. draw back, fold back
  2. collect
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    OMOK
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    OOOK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #517
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    日本人普遍很内敛。
    日本人普遍很內斂。
    rì běn rén pǔ biàn hěn nèi liǎn 。
    • Japanese people are generally very reserved.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    敛财
    斂財
    lim5 coi4
    • to gather wealth by unjust means
  2. Cantonese
    收敛
    收斂
    sau1 lim5
    • to restrain oneself
  3. Cantonese
    敛财贪官
    斂財貪官
    lim5 coi4 taam1 gun1
    • corrupted official who gathers wealth by unjust means
  4. Cantonese
    自从佢俾人闹过好多次之后已经收敛咗好多喇！
    自從佢俾人鬧過好多次之後已經收斂咗好多喇！
    zi6 cung4 keoi5 bei2 jan4 naau6 gwo3 hou2 do1 ci3 zi1 hau6 ji5 ging1 sau1 lim5 zo2 hou2 do1 laa3!
    • After being scolded so many times, he's much more restrained now.
  5. Cantonese
    借机敛财
    借機斂財
    ze3 gei1 lim5 coi4
    • taking an opportunity to accumulate wealth
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这时的夕阳，终于收敛了光芒而渐渐温和，如一光焰柔柔的大红灯笼悬在海与天的尽头。
    這時的夕陽，終於收斂了光芒而漸漸温和，如一光焰柔柔的大紅燈籠懸在海與天的盡頭。
    zhè shí de xī yáng ， zhōng yú shōu liǎn le guāng máng ér jiàn jiàn wēn hé ， rú yī guāng yàn róu róu de dà hóng dēng lóng xuán zài hǎi yǔ tiān de jìn tóu ．
    • The setting sun at that time began to finally let its light fade and became gradually mild, just as a big red lantern shedding gently its light hanging where the sea meets the sky.
  2. Mandarin
    单调有界序列必收敛.
    單調有界序列必收斂.
    dān diào yǒu jiè xù liè bì shōu liǎn ．
    • Every bounded monotonic sequence converges.
  3. Mandarin
    警备队、警察、差役，一概敛迹，不敢下乡敲诈。
    警備隊、警察、差役，一概斂跡，不敢下鄉敲詐。
    jǐng bèi duì ， jǐng chá ， chāi yì ， yī gài liǎn jì ， bù gǎn xià xiāng qiāo zhà ．
    • The armed guards, the police and the bailiffs all keep out of the way and dare not go near the villages to practice their extortions.