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Chinese character

鍊

liàn

smelt metals, forge

17 strokesRadical 釒Traditional

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • smelt metals, forge
  • refine
  • to refine; to temper (variant of 煉|炼[lian4])
  • to polish (wording)
  • (bound form) chain (variant of 鏈|链[lian4]) (In Taiwan, 鍊 is often preferred for physical chains, e.g. 項鍊|项链[xiang4 lian4] and 鐵鍊|铁链[tie3 lian4].)

Simplified / Traditional

炼→鍊

Variant forms: 炼 · 链 · 𫔀

Variant forms

Components

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鍊

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