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炼

Character

炼 liàn

HSK 4Character

to make metal pure with very high heat (as in 炼钢)

Radical
火
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
火 柬
Traditional
煉
Frequency
#2005 most common character
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Meaning

liàn

lian4
  1. to make metal pure with very high heat (as in 炼钢)
  2. to exercise the body to get strong (as in 锻炼)

Examples

  • 我每天锻炼身体。

    wǒ měi tiān duàn liàn shēn tǐ

    I exercise every day.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他们在工厂炼钢。

    tā men zài gōng chǎng liàn gāng

    They make steel in a factory.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 炼

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Words with 炼

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炼丹liàn dānto concoct pills of immortalityWord炼乳liàn rǔto condense milk (by evaporation)Word炼制liàn zhì(chemistry) to refineWord炼化liàn huàto refineWord炼句liàn jùto polish a phraseWord炼奶liàn nǎicondensed milkWord炼字liàn zìto craft one's wordsWord炼油liàn yóuto refine crude oilWord炼焦liàn jiāocokingWord炼狱liàn yùpurgatoryWord炼珍liàn zhēna delicacy (food)Word炼钢liàn gāngto make steelWord

Same radical 火

All characters with 火 →
火huǒ烟yān煙yān灯dēng燈dēng烦fán煩fán爆bào烧shāo燒shāo炸zhà灭miè