敛
Traditional: 斂Dictionary entry
(literary) to hold back
What does 敛 mean?
敛 (liǎn) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.
1(literary) to hold back
2(literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)
3to collect; to gather
4Taiwan pr. [lian4]
5variant of 殮|殓[lian4]
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