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炼
煉
liàn
1. to refine
2. to smelt
Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

炼
liàn
to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

修炼
xiūliàn
(of Taoists) to practice austerities
冶炼
yěliàn
to smelt metal
凝炼
níngliàn
variant of [[凝練|凝练<níngliàn>]]
提炼
tíliàn
to extract (ore, minerals etc)
HSK 6
洗炼
xǐliàn
variant of [[洗練|洗练<xǐliàn>]]
炮炼
páoliàn
to parch and refine medicinal herbs
煅炼
duànliàn
to forge
炼丹
liàndān
to concoct pills of immortality
炼乳
liànrǔ
to condense milk (by evaporation)
炼化
liànhuà
to refine
炼句
liànjù
to polish a phrase
炼奶
liànnǎi
condensed milk
炼字
liànzì
calligraphy practice
炼油
liànyóu
oil refinery
炼焦
liànjiāo
coking
炼狱
liànyù
purgatory
炼珍
liànzhēn
a delicacy (food)
炼钢
liàngāng
steelmaking
炼铁
liàntiě
smelting iron
熔炼
róngliàn
to smelt

Alternate Entries

炼
liàn
variant of [[鏈|链<liàn>]], chain / variant of [[煉|炼<liàn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,762
Word Frequency Rank
5,156 of 84,292