Keyword
to refine
- to smelt
- to distill
- to condense
- Frequency
- #1620
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
火 (fire) gives the meaning and 柬 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
锻炼
to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself
炼
to refine; to smelt
修炼
(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
提炼
to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process
冶炼
to smelt metal
炼狱
purgatory
炼油
to refine crude oil; to render animal fat
炼油厂
oil refinery
精炼
to refine (a substance); to purify; to refine (one's skills, writing etc); refined; polished; succinct; skilled; capable
试炼
to refine with fire
锤炼
to forge (metal); (fig.) to toughen sb up; to hone (one's skills)
炼铁
smelting iron
炼丹
to concoct pills of immortality
炼金术
alchemy
炼钢
to make steel; steelmaking
炼焦
coking; the process of producing coke from coal
炼制
(chemistry) to refine
熔炼
to smelt
炼化
to refine; refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
炼乳
to condense milk (by evaporation); condensed milk
炼钢厂
steel mill
千锤百炼
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom); the vicissitudes of life
炼铁厂
iron foundry
精炼厂
refinery