Meaning of 炼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
liàn
- to refine
- to smelt
liàn
- variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain
- variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
炼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
油是从橄榄中提炼出来的。
Oil is extracted from olives.
住在大城市的人们一般都缺乏锻炼。
People living in a big city tend to lack exercise.
游泳锻炼肌肉。
Swimming develops your muscles.
你还锻炼吗？
Do you still work out?
她锻炼时扭伤了脚踝。
She twisted her ankle while she was doing exercise.
Stroke order for each character
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炼 liàn · to refine · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 炼.
Questions about 炼
What does 炼 mean?
炼 (liàn) means "to refine; to smelt" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 炼?
炼 is made of 1 character: 炼 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 炼 an HSK word?
Yes. 炼 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 炼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 炼 is written 煉.