Character data
Character data
| HSK | 3 |
| Frequency | 1763rd character |
| Radical | ⽕ (86.5) |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Index # | 1655 |
| TRADITIONAL | 煉 |
Stroke order
Words containing 炼
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to engage in physical exercise; to work out
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to refine; to purify; to process
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purgatory
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oil refinery
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succinct; polished; refined
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alchemy
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to practice asceticism
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see 磨练mó liàn
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smelting iron
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steelmaking
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to smelt metal
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to concoct pills of immortality
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condensed milk; to condense milk (by evaporation)
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to smelt
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refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc); to refine
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oil refinery
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coking furnace
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(chemistry) to refine
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lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal
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a furnace for smelting metal
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variant of 凝練níng liàn
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after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
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variant of 洗練xǐ liàn
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to parch and refine medicinal herbs
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to toughen; to temper; to forge
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