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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
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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
炼丹术
liàndānshù
maker of immortality pill / concocting magic pills
炼丹术
liàndānshù
maker of immortality pill / concocting magic pills
炼之未定
liànzhīwèidìng
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
炼之未定
liànzhīwèidìng
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
炼丹八卦炉
liàndānbāguàlú
eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality / symbol of the alchemist's art / Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
炼丹八卦炉
liàndānbāguàlú
eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality / symbol of the alchemist's art / Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
炼化
liànhuà
to refine / refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
炼化
liànhuà
to refine / refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
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⿰火柬
i
Component Tree i
shù
束
to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
💡 Ideographic:
Lumber 木 bound by rope 口
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