炼

Traditional: 煉

liàn

Dictionary entry

to refine

What does 炼 mean?

炼 (liàn) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1to refine

2to smelt

3variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain

4variant of 煉|炼[lian4]

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炼liànto refine · to smelt

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炼

liàn

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