to hold back / to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / Taiwan pr. [lian4]
variant of 殮|殓[lian4]

敛 character breakdown

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= + + : Mnemonic symbol: General 傅佥.

The Queen of Hearts wants to drive all the cats out of the anthill. Outside of it she put on a pointed cap, sprinkled some catnip and starts to play her flute like the Pied Piper of Hamelin. She plays and plays but no cats come out at all, just the General Fu Qian is attracted by the catnip.
variant of 攴[pu1]

= 𠂉 + : Mnemonic symbol: the epitome of rapping and tapping is a sledge hammer. Petra pinguin (pu) forgot her key (𠂉) and know she's locked out of the space station (Ø1). At first she tries to open the lock with pliers (乂), but in the end she has no choice but to use the sledge hammer (攵).

Characters with 敛 as component

trailing plant / liana / creeper / wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)
full of water / trough

Words with 敛

to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

Sentences with 敛

敛 currently does not appear in any sentence.