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  1. 敛 is the 2919th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (one), (small), (one), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lian3 - to hold back/to restrain/to control (oneself)/to collect/Taiwan pr. [lian4]
  2. lian4 - variant of 殮|殓[lian4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 敛 (lian3): The component 佥 is pronounced as 'qian1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 敛 (lian4): The component 佥 is pronounced as 'qian1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

收敛 (收斂)

Medium Frequency

敛财 (斂財)

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also appears in:
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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