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liàn = li + an4
to refine / to smelt
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liàn = li + an4
variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain / variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
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How to pronounce 炼

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

炼 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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= 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
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east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
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Characters with 炼 as component

炼 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 炼

to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself
to extract (ore, minerals etc) / to refine / to purify / to process

Sentences with 炼

zhè
tài
shàng
lǎo
jūn
liàn
dān
de
fang

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