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