How to Write 炼 (liàn) — Chinese Stroke Order
Meaning: to refine, to smelt, variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain · 9 strokes · HSK 3
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Character facts
| Character | 炼 |
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| Pinyin | liàn |
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| Strokes | 9 |
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| HSK level | HSK 3 |
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| Unicode | U+70BC |
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English meanings
- to refine
- to smelt
- variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain
- variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
Words with 炼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
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| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen; to temper |
| 修炼 | xiū liàn | (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism |
| 冶炼 | yě liàn | to smelt metal |
| 炼制 | liàn zhì | (chemistry) to refine |
| 炼油 | liàn yóu | oil refinery |
| 提炼 | tí liàn | to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine |
| 炼钢 | liàn gāng | steelmaking |
| 炼铁 | liàn tiě | smelting iron |
| 精炼 | jīng liàn | to refine (a substance); to purify |
| 锤炼 | chuí liàn | |
| 炼焦 | liàn jiāo | coking; the process of producing coke from coal |
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