1 sentence for 炼 (liàn — smelt)

1. 相传女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极。

   xiāng​chuán Nǚ​wā liàn wǔ​sè shí yǐ bǔ cāng​tiān, duàn áo zú​yǐ lì sì jí.

   Legend has it that Nüwa smelted five-colored stones to mend the heavens and cut off the legs of a giant turtle to support the four corners of the world.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary