敛 Stroke Order

敛 (liǎn) 1. 收拢，聚集: To gather, to collect. 例: ～钱 (gather money). 例: ～足 (to stop advancing). 例: ～容 (to gather). 例: ～衣 (clothes made from collected scraps). 例: 收～ (to collect). 例: 聚～ (to assemble). 2. 征收: To levy. 例: 横征暴～ (extortionate taxation). 3. 收束，约束: To restrain, to constrain. 例: ～迹 (to restrain actions). 例: ～手 (to retract one's hand in caution). 例: ～袂 (to neat the sleeves in respect). 例: ～抑 (to restrain). 例: ～步 (to stop moving). Additional Meanings: 1. 同本义 (Main Concept): 收集的对象是物，常是财物, [En.] gather. 2. 收获: [En.] harvest. 3. 征收: [En.] levy. 例: "邺三老、廷椽尝岁赋敛百姓，收取其钱得数百万。” — 《史记·滑稽列传》. 4. 收缩;退缩: [En.] contract; shrink back; flinch. 例: 敛额 (frown). 例: 敛手 (to retract the hand). 5. 停止: [En.] stop. 例: 敛兵 (to gather troops), 敛辔 (to halt driving). 6. 入殓: [En.] put a body into a coffin. 例: 敛殡 (putting a body into the coffin and burying). 7. 收敛，约束言行: [En.] restrain oneself. 例: 敛戢 (to restrain). 8. 整肃;整理: [En.] tidy up. 例: 敛甲 (to put away armor). 名 (Noun) 赋税: [En.] taxes. 例: "省刑薄敛.” — 陈亮《上孝宗皇帝第一书》.