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CHINESE CHARACTER

煉 (liàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

liàn
to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense
HSK —13 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

火 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 煉.

Phonetic component

柬 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 13

Write 煉 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 煉 (liàn) mean in Chinese?

to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

How do you write 煉 in stroke order?

煉 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 煉?

火 is the radical in 煉. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 煉?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.