How to write 斂

斂 liǎn 1. 收攏，聚集。 (To gather, collect) 例如：斂財 (gather wealth)；唐·王勃诗：川霽浮烟斂，山明落照移。(The river clears and the mist gathers, the mountain brightens as the sun sets.) 2. 徵收。 (Levy) 例如：橫徵暴斂 (extortion)；鄴三老、廷椽嘗歲賦斂百姓，收取其錢得數百萬。—《史记·滑稽列传》(The three elders of Ye and the court officials used to levy taxes from the people, collecting millions of their money.) 3. 收束，約束。 (To restrain, to constrain) 例如：斂手 (withdraw hand, not daring to act recklessly)；Clean: 涉默 (calm the mind), 斂容 (gather composure). 4. 收縮；退縮。 (To contract; to shrink back) 例如：斂額 (frown)；斂退 (flinch). 5. 停止。 (To stop) 例如：斂兵 (withdraw troops)；斂轡 (bring a carriage to a stop). 6. 入殮。 (To put a body into a coffin) 例如：斂殯 (prepare for a funeral)；斂葬 (bury the deceased). 7. 收斂，約束言行。 (To restrain oneself) 例如：斂戢 (to restrain)；斂馬 (to rein in the horse). 8. 整肅；整理。 (To tidy up; to organize) 例如：斂甲 (to adjust armor)；斂聲屏氣 (to be silent, not daring to make a sound). 名詞: 1. 賦稅。 (Taxes) 例如：《孟子·尽心上》：“易其田疇，薄其税斂。” (Ease taxes on the fields.) 2. 姓。 (Surname) 例如：五代时有斂憲。 (In the five dynasties, there was a person named Lian Xian.)