liàn

to refine; to smelt; variant of liàn

Character data

Radical ⽕ (86.9)
Strokes 13
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

煉 liàn
  1. 1. to refine
  2. 2. to smelt
  3. 3. variant of liàn
  4. 4. variant of liàn, chain

Words containing 煉

Word Meaning
to practice asceticism
lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal
to smelt metal
a furnace for smelting metal
variant of níng liàn
to refine; to purify; to process
variant of xǐ liàn
to parch and refine medicinal herbs
to toughen; to temper; to forge
to concoct pills of immortality
symbol of the alchemist's art
concocting magic pills; maker of immortality pill
to think long but still not decide
condensed milk; to condense milk (by evaporation)
refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc); to refine
to polish a phrase
condensed milk
to craft one's words
oil refinery
oil refinery
coking; the process of producing coke from coal
coking furnace
purgatory
a delicacy (food)
(chemistry) to refine
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