to smelt, refine, or temper
Animated Stroke Order 炼
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HSK Vocabulary: 炼
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 炼 is used in context
1
tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chén晨
duàn锻
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
。
He exercises every morning
2
kē科
xué学
jiā家
cóng从
zhí植
wù物
zhōng中
tí提
liàn炼
yào药
wù物
。
Scientists extract medicine from plants
3
zhè这
zuò座
gōng工
chǎng厂
zhuān专
mén门
liàn炼
gāng钢
。
This factory specializes in steelmaking
4
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
duàn锻
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
。
I exercise every day.
5
duàn锻
liàn炼
néng能
ràng让
rén人
bǎo保
chí持
jiàn健
kāng康
。
Exercise can help people stay healthy.
6
tōng通
guò过
duàn锻
liàn炼
，
tā他
bù不
jǐn仅
zēng增
qiáng强
le了
tǐ体
zhì质
，
hái还
péi培
yǎng养
le了
yì毅
lì力
。
Through exercise, he not only improved his physical fitness but also developed perseverance.
7
cóng从
kuàng矿
shí石
zhōng中
tí提
liàn炼
jīn金
shǔ属
。
Extract metal from ore.
8
tā他
tí提
liàn炼
chū出
wén文
zhāng章
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
guān观
diǎn点
。
He extracted the main points from the article.
9
kē科
xué学
jiā家
cóng从
zhí植
wù物
zhōng中
tí提
liàn炼
chū出
yǒu有
xiào效
chéng成
fèn分
。
Scientists extract active ingredients from plants.
10
tā他
měi每
tiān天
liàn练
xí习
xiě写
zì字
，
mó磨
liàn炼
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jì技
néng能
。
He practices writing every day to hone his skills.
Information
Traditional煉
Radical火
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#539
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+70BC
CangjieFQMWM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality