练

liàn = li + an4

to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk

练 = 纟 + 一 + 东 : Li Qingzhao (li) and the silk worm (纟) are working out (练) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). They set up an Oriental Pearl Tower (东) to which they attached a huge flute (一) as horizontal beam, so that they can practice (练) pull-ups.

练 character breakdown

练
- 一
- 东
  - 七
    - 一
    - 乚
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 纟

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

surname Dong

东 = 七 + 小 : Doggy Dog wants to build a model of the Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower in front of the engine. He has a model tower as guide, and a seven-branched laser sword as well as a daisy as building blocks.

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

东 = 七 + 小 : Doggy Dog wants to build a model of the Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower in front of the engine. He has a model tower as guide, and a seven-branched laser sword as well as a daisy as building blocks.

si̅ = s + Ø1

"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

Characters with 练 as component

练 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 练

instructor / sports coach / trainer / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

to rehearse / rehearsal

drill / practice

morning exercise

sports coach / training personnel

(military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) / (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas

to study diligently / to train assiduously

local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)

trainer (aircraft)

to learn through experience / experience / practiced / experienced

agile / nimble / deft

to practice (an activity) / to perform

all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]

concise / compact / condensed

to form and train (a military unit) / to create and practice (a martial art) / to train oneself (by real-life experience)

semiskilled

on-the-job training

outdoor education program

colored ribbon

outdoor education program

Sentences with 练

hái

ér

men

ca̅o

liàn

qi

lai

Children, start your training!