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炼
liàn
to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense
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火 (fire) provides meaning, 柬 provides pronunciation
HSK 3
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Common (18%)
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⿰火柬
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shù
束
to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
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Lumber 木 bound by rope 口
7 strokes
HSK 3
Words Using 炼 (40)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
锻炼
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duànliàn
to engage in physical exercise / to work out / to toughen / to temper
3
duànliàn
锻炼
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HSK 3
to engage in physical exercise / to work out / to toughen / to temper
提炼
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tíliàn
to extract (ore, minerals etc) / to refine / to purify / to process
6
tíliàn
提炼
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HSK 6
to extract (ore, minerals etc) / to refine / to purify / to process
炼
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liàn
to refine / to smelt
liàn
炼
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to refine / to smelt
炼狱
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liànyù
purgatory
liànyù
炼狱
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purgatory
试炼
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shìliàn
to refine with fire
shìliàn
试炼
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to refine with fire
炼铁
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liàntiě
smelting iron
liàntiě
炼铁
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smelting iron
炮炼
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páoliàn
to parch and refine medicinal herbs
páoliàn
炮炼
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to parch and refine medicinal herbs
冶炼
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yěliàn
to smelt metal
yěliàn
冶炼
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to smelt metal
炼丹
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liàndān
to concoct pills of immortality
liàndān
炼丹
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to concoct pills of immortality
千锤百炼
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qiānchuíbǎiliàn
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life
qiānchuíbǎiliàn
千锤百炼
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after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life