敛 liǎn to collect
to collect; to extort
How to remember 敛: 佥 conference + 攵 tap = to collect. At the conference a stranger gives each guest a tap on the shoulder and asks for ten euros, a sly way to collect money.
Component breakdown
敛 = 佥 conference + 攵 tap
- 佥 conference
- 攵 tap
At the conference a stranger gives each guest a tap on the shoulder and asks for ten euros, a sly way to collect money.
How it is used
- To gather in / rein in: 收敛 (shōuliǎn) to restrain oneself / (of things) to subside - 收敛一点 (shōuliǎn yìdiǎn) tone it down a bit.
- 聚敛 (jùliǎn) / 敛财 (liáncái) = to amass wealth (usually by improper means): 横征暴敛 (héngzhēng-bàoliǎn) extortionate taxation.
- 敛 = to draw together and hold back - of behavior, expression, or money.