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锻

duàn

to temper, to refine; to forge metal

🔤 Pictophonetic: 钅 (metal) provides meaning, 段 provides pronunciation

HSK 3 14 strokes Common (25%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

section, piece, division

⿰钅段 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

jīn

钅

gold, metal; money

📷 Pictographic: A cast-iron bell; compare 金

5 strokes

duàn

段

section, piece, division

💡 Ideographic: A hand using a chisel 殳 to cut stone

9 strokes HSK 3

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

5 strokes

shū

殳

tool, weapon

💡 Ideographic: A hand 又 holding a weapon 几

4 strokes

jǐ

几

small table; how many; a few, some

📷 Pictographic: A small table; compare 丌

2 strokes HSK 1

yòu

又

and, also, again, in addition

📷 Pictographic: A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左

2 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 锻 (5)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

锻炼 ↗

duànliàn

to engage in physical exercise / to work out / to toughen / to temper

duànliàn

锻炼 ↗

HSK 3

to engage in physical exercise / to work out / to toughen / to temper

锻 ↗

duàn

to forge / to discipline / wrought

duàn

锻 ↗

to forge / to discipline / wrought

锻造 ↗

duànzào

to forge (metal) / forging

duànzào

锻造 ↗

to forge (metal) / forging