炼 (liàn): to refine; to smelt; variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain; variant of 煉|炼[lian4]

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HSK 7verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to refine; to smelt; variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain; variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 9
Radical: 火
Structure: 左右结构

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