juān

Meaning of

蠲 means to remit; to exempt; to remove (taxes, corvée labor, or penalties); to accumulate; to save up; to hoard (money or goods). Pronounced juān.

  • to remit; to exempt; to remove (taxes, corvée labor, or penalties)
  • to accumulate; to save up; to hoard (money or goods)

Character Info

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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Cháo
tíng
xià
zhào
juān
miǎn
zāi
sān
nián
shuì
 

The imperial court issued an edict remitting three years of taxes for the disaster-stricken area.

Xīn
jūn
wèi
 
shè
tiān
xià
 
juān
chú
zhèng
 

Upon the new monarch's ascension, he granted amnesty to the world and abolished harsh policies.

Juān
 
xiū
yǎng
mín
 

Remit rents and lighten taxes in order to allow the people to recuperate.