Read Edit View history 炼 liàn HSK4 smelt Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 柬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 煉. Pinyin Separate values with commas liàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 煉 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 炼 Simp strokes 炼 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Shorthand derived from the cursive form of the traditional 柬 component. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 炼 Simp strokes 炼 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 炼 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 128, 572 ], [ 143, 490 ], [ 144, 402 ] ], [ [ 386, 647 ], [ 401, 617 ], [ 311, 536 ], [ 308, 521 ] ], [ [ 226, 771 ], [ 254, 753 ], [ 279, 725 ], [ 275, 500 ], [ 256, 285 ], [ 225, 186 ], [ 189, 123 ], [ 147, 81 ], [ 75, 39 ] ], [ [ 288, 311 ], [ 347, 266 ], [ 375, 224 ] ], [ [ 470, 623 ], [ 493, 617 ], [ 547, 618 ], [ 639, 634 ], [ 748, 666 ], [ 808, 666 ] ], [ [ 594, 807 ], [ 608, 795 ], [ 627, 763 ], [ 538, 470 ], [ 496, 383 ], [ 490, 356 ], [ 531, 350 ], [ 808, 390 ], [ 836, 390 ], [ 865, 381 ] ], [ [ 462, 482 ], [ 527, 484 ], [ 645, 514 ], [ 667, 501 ], [ 680, 483 ], [ 675, 444 ], [ 675, 83 ], [ 664, 32 ], [ 651, 16 ], [ 622, 23 ], [ 538, 66 ] ], [ [ 494, 250 ], [ 473, 194 ], [ 411, 92 ] ], [ [ 765, 264 ], [ 876, 171 ], [ 892, 145 ], [ 902, 111 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 116 570 Q 117 509 109 450 Q 105 414 133 391 Q 146 378 160 398 Q 173 420 173 454 Q 174 497 161 530 Q 154 561 137 579 Q 130 585 124 583 Q 117 579 116 570 Z", "M 297 511 Q 298 512 301 513 Q 389 574 431 596 Q 447 600 444 610 Q 438 625 422 642 Q 406 658 385 661 Q 372 661 372 643 Q 373 631 366 617 Q 342 586 298 536 C 278 513 271 496 297 511 Z", "M 286 319 Q 286 340 297 511 L 298 536 Q 299 650 325 724 Q 332 740 321 751 Q 296 770 254 782 Q 227 789 218 782 Q 208 775 217 761 Q 278 662 233 306 Q 205 180 158 123 Q 127 89 80 53 Q 67 43 68 39 Q 69 35 82 36 Q 95 32 127 47 Q 250 99 282 290 L 286 319 Z", "M 282 290 Q 286 286 296 277 Q 323 252 352 221 Q 362 211 376 210 Q 385 210 389 221 Q 393 233 388 257 Q 381 288 294 317 Q 290 318 286 319 C 257 326 260 311 282 290 Z", "M 602 605 Q 806 648 815 655 Q 824 662 819 672 Q 812 684 782 692 Q 751 698 721 686 Q 672 670 618 654 L 571 645 Q 526 639 478 634 Q 441 627 467 610 Q 506 589 557 596 L 602 605 Z", "M 512 467 Q 467 392 461 385 Q 434 361 454 315 Q 460 299 477 307 Q 553 338 651 348 L 701 354 Q 704 358 833 366 Q 873 367 875 379 Q 876 392 849 411 Q 825 426 701 398 L 651 390 Q 603 383 550 376 Q 528 372 526 377 Q 526 380 559 477 L 569 508 Q 584 551 602 605 L 618 654 Q 637 723 664 750 Q 680 766 669 776 Q 614 821 590 817 Q 580 816 588 795 Q 600 759 571 645 L 557 596 Q 556 592 554 586 Q 541 541 525 498 L 512 467 Z", "M 651 348 Q 652 84 634 55 Q 628 49 609 54 Q 578 61 546 71 Q 527 77 529 67 Q 590 19 625 -18 Q 638 -36 653 -41 Q 660 -45 669 -35 Q 706 8 707 78 Q 701 189 701 354 L 701 398 Q 701 450 715 473 Q 727 492 716 501 Q 695 520 661 534 Q 645 541 629 534 Q 592 515 569 508 L 525 498 Q 497 495 459 491 Q 444 490 453 482 Q 460 472 474 466 Q 490 462 512 467 L 559 477 Q 587 484 619 491 Q 638 495 643 486 Q 646 477 651 390 L 651 348 Z", "M 483 255 Q 450 200 408 152 Q 384 128 395 90 Q 399 71 421 80 Q 481 114 499 197 Q 509 227 506 251 Q 502 261 497 262 Q 488 262 483 255 Z", "M 764 244 Q 813 193 870 122 Q 885 100 900 95 Q 909 94 917 103 Q 930 115 920 161 Q 908 216 767 275 Q 758 282 755 269 Q 754 256 764 244 Z" ] } 9 strokes 炼 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 128, 572 ], [ 143, 490 ], [ 144, 402 ] ], [ [ 386, 647 ], [ 401, 617 ], [ 311, 536 ], [ 308, 521 ] ], [ [ 226, 771 ], [ 254, 753 ], [ 279, 725 ], [ 275, 500 ], [ 256, 285 ], [ 225, 186 ], [ 189, 123 ], [ 147, 81 ], [ 75, 39 ] ], [ [ 288, 311 ], [ 347, 266 ], [ 375, 224 ] ], [ [ 470, 623 ], [ 493, 617 ], [ 547, 618 ], [ 639, 634 ], [ 748, 666 ], [ 808, 666 ] ], [ [ 594, 807 ], [ 608, 795 ], [ 627, 763 ], [ 538, 470 ], [ 496, 383 ], [ 490, 356 ], [ 531, 350 ], [ 808, 390 ], [ 836, 390 ], [ 865, 381 ] ], [ [ 462, 482 ], [ 527, 484 ], [ 645, 514 ], [ 667, 501 ], [ 680, 483 ], [ 675, 444 ], [ 675, 83 ], [ 664, 32 ], [ 651, 16 ], [ 622, 23 ], [ 538, 66 ] ], [ [ 494, 250 ], [ 473, 194 ], [ 411, 92 ] ], [ [ 765, 264 ], [ 876, 171 ], [ 892, 145 ], [ 902, 111 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 116 570 Q 117 509 109 450 Q 105 414 133 391 Q 146 378 160 398 Q 173 420 173 454 Q 174 497 161 530 Q 154 561 137 579 Q 130 585 124 583 Q 117 579 116 570 Z", "M 297 511 Q 298 512 301 513 Q 389 574 431 596 Q 447 600 444 610 Q 438 625 422 642 Q 406 658 385 661 Q 372 661 372 643 Q 373 631 366 617 Q 342 586 298 536 C 278 513 271 496 297 511 Z", "M 286 319 Q 286 340 297 511 L 298 536 Q 299 650 325 724 Q 332 740 321 751 Q 296 770 254 782 Q 227 789 218 782 Q 208 775 217 761 Q 278 662 233 306 Q 205 180 158 123 Q 127 89 80 53 Q 67 43 68 39 Q 69 35 82 36 Q 95 32 127 47 Q 250 99 282 290 L 286 319 Z", "M 282 290 Q 286 286 296 277 Q 323 252 352 221 Q 362 211 376 210 Q 385 210 389 221 Q 393 233 388 257 Q 381 288 294 317 Q 290 318 286 319 C 257 326 260 311 282 290 Z", "M 602 605 Q 806 648 815 655 Q 824 662 819 672 Q 812 684 782 692 Q 751 698 721 686 Q 672 670 618 654 L 571 645 Q 526 639 478 634 Q 441 627 467 610 Q 506 589 557 596 L 602 605 Z", "M 512 467 Q 467 392 461 385 Q 434 361 454 315 Q 460 299 477 307 Q 553 338 651 348 L 701 354 Q 704 358 833 366 Q 873 367 875 379 Q 876 392 849 411 Q 825 426 701 398 L 651 390 Q 603 383 550 376 Q 528 372 526 377 Q 526 380 559 477 L 569 508 Q 584 551 602 605 L 618 654 Q 637 723 664 750 Q 680 766 669 776 Q 614 821 590 817 Q 580 816 588 795 Q 600 759 571 645 L 557 596 Q 556 592 554 586 Q 541 541 525 498 L 512 467 Z", "M 651 348 Q 652 84 634 55 Q 628 49 609 54 Q 578 61 546 71 Q 527 77 529 67 Q 590 19 625 -18 Q 638 -36 653 -41 Q 660 -45 669 -35 Q 706 8 707 78 Q 701 189 701 354 L 701 398 Q 701 450 715 473 Q 727 492 716 501 Q 695 520 661 534 Q 645 541 629 534 Q 592 515 569 508 L 525 498 Q 497 495 459 491 Q 444 490 453 482 Q 460 472 474 466 Q 490 462 512 467 L 559 477 Q 587 484 619 491 Q 638 495 643 486 Q 646 477 651 390 L 651 348 Z", "M 483 255 Q 450 200 408 152 Q 384 128 395 90 Q 399 71 421 80 Q 481 114 499 197 Q 509 227 506 251 Q 502 261 497 262 Q 488 262 483 255 Z", "M 764 244 Q 813 193 870 122 Q 885 100 900 95 Q 909 94 917 103 Q 930 115 920 161 Q 908 216 767 275 Q 758 282 755 269 Q 754 256 764 244 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.