juān
蠲
remit; exempt; accumulate
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to remit; to exempt; to remove (taxes, corvée labor, or penalties)
literaryFormal, literary usage found in classical texts and official documents, often paired with 除 or 免.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
xià下
zhào诏
juān蠲
miǎn免
zāi灾
qū区
sān三
nián年
fù赋
shuì税
。
The imperial court issued an edict remitting three years of taxes for the disaster-stricken area.
Xīn新
jūn君
jí即
wèi位
，
dà大
shè赦
tiān天
xià下
，
juān蠲
chú除
kē苛
zhèng政
。
Upon the new monarch's ascension, he granted amnesty to the world and abolished harsh policies.
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Juān蠲
zū租
bó薄
fù赋
，
yǐ以
xiū休
yǎng养
mín民
lì力
。
Remit rents and lighten taxes in order to allow the people to recuperate.
verb
to accumulate; to save up; to hoard (money or goods)
archaicFound primarily in early vernacular literature (Ming and Qing dynasty novels), often describing gradual accumulation through frugality.
Tā他
měi每
rì日
lǐ里
shěng省
jiǎn俭
，
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
juān蠲
xià下
xiē些
yín银
zi子
。
He lived frugally every day and gradually accumulated some silver.
Zhè这
xiē些
nián年
juān蠲
xià下
de的
liáng粮
shi食
，
zú足
gòu够
guò过
dōng冬
le了
。
The grain stored up over these years is enough to get through the winter.