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liàn

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liàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liàn | lian4
English translation
smelt metals, forge; refine

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About liàn

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

liàn

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of liàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

釒柬

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

Jiǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and Jiǎn represents the sound. Simplified form of liàn .

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Words with liàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
锻炼 duànliàn to toughen鍛鍊
liàn to refine liàn
修炼 xiū liàn to practice asceticism修煉
炼狱 liàn yù purgatory煉獄
提炼 tíliàn to refine提煉
精炼 jīng liàn to purify精煉
炼油厂 liàn yóu chǎng oil refinery煉油廠
冶炼 yě liàn to smelt metal冶煉
炼油 liàn yóu oil refinery煉油
磨炼 mó liàn to temper oneself磨煉
炼金术 liàn jīn shù alchemy煉金術
炼钢 liàn gāng steelmaking煉鋼
炼制 liàn zhì (chemistry) to refine煉製
炼铁 liàn tiě smelting iron煉鐵
炼丹 liàn dān to concoct pills of immortality煉丹
熔炼 róng liàn to smelt熔煉
炼乳 liàn rǔ condensed milk煉乳
炼焦 liàn jiāo coking煉焦
千锤百炼 qiān chuí bǎi liàn the vicissitudes of life千錘百鍊
炼钢厂 liàn gāng chǎng steel mill煉鋼廠
百炼成钢 bǎi liàn chéng gāng to be tempered into a steel百煉成鋼
洗炼 xǐ liàn agile洗煉
炼焦炉 liàn jiāo lú coking furnace煉焦爐

liàn Decomposition & Compounds

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