炼 Stroke Order — How to Write 炼

Stroke Order

炼 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

炼 Radical and Character Components

Components:火柬

炼 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 柬 indicates the sound.

Radical: 火 + 5 more strokes

炼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

liàn

Meanings of 炼 in Chinese

liàn炼

To refine, smelt, or purify by heat or other processes to make a substance pure, strong, or concentrated.

这家工厂致力于通过先进技术炼制石油，以提供高质量的能源产品。

This factory is dedicated to refining petroleum with advanced technology to provide high-quality energy products.

to refine or polish, often by careful consideration, such as words or sentences, to achieve perfection or precision

他反复炼句，只为文章更精妙。

He repeatedly refined his sentences, just to make the article more exquisite.

Common Words and Phrases with 炼

liàn炼dān丹

the Taoist practice of making elixirs or pills of immortality, often using cinnabar.

古时候，一些道士相信通过炼丹可以制成长生不老药。

In ancient times, some Taoists believed that immortality elixirs could be made through alchemy.

liàn炼gāng钢

the process of making steel

这项新技术显著提高了炼钢的效率，降低了生产成本。

This new technology has significantly improved the efficiency of steelmaking and reduced production costs.

liàn炼jiāo焦

Coking, the process of heating coal or heavy oil to produce coke.

炼焦是工业生产中的重要环节，它将原煤转化为用于冶金的焦炭。

Coking is a crucial step in industrial production, transforming raw coal into coke used for metallurgy.

liàn炼jiāo焦lú炉

A furnace used to produce coke from coking coal.

这座钢铁厂拥有一座先进的炼焦炉，用于生产高质量的焦炭。

This steel plant has an advanced coke oven for producing high-quality coke.

liàn炼jù句

To meticulously refine a sentence for conciseness and elegance.

为了让这篇短文更具感染力，他反复推敲，用心炼句。

To make this short essay more compelling, he repeatedly pondered and meticulously refined his sentences.

liàn炼rǔ乳

Concentrated milk, typically sweetened (condensed milk) or unsweetened (evaporated milk).

早餐时，我喜欢在咖啡里加一些炼乳。

At breakfast, I like to add some evaporated milk to my coffee.

liàn炼tiě铁

the process of smelting iron ore to produce iron.

古代的工匠们通过高温熔炼，掌握了独特的炼铁技术，生产出了各种工具和武器。

Ancient craftsmen, through high-temperature smelting, mastered unique iron smelting techniques, producing various tools and weapons.

liàn炼yóu油

to refine oil; oil refining

炼油过程需要高温和复杂的设备。

The oil refining process requires high temperatures and complex equipment.

liàn炼yóu油chǎng厂

An oil refinery is a factory where crude oil is processed and refined into petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.

这家炼油厂每天处理大量的动物脂肪，生产用于肥皂和生物燃料的原料。

This rendering plant processes large quantities of animal fat daily, producing raw materials for soap and biofuel.

liàn炼yù狱

Purgatory, a state or place of suffering in Catholic doctrine where souls atone for sins before entering heaven; it can also metaphorically refer to a harsh environment of severe hardship.

他感觉这段痛苦的经历就像一场精神上的炼狱，考验着他的意志。

He felt this painful experience was like a spiritual purgatory, testing his will.

liàn炼zhēn珍

exquisite or delicious food

厨师们将新鲜食材巧妙地融合，制成了一道道令人赞不绝口的炼珍。

The chefs skillfully combined fresh ingredients to create a series of exquisite delicacies that garnered endless praise.

liàn炼zhī之wèi未dìng定

To remain undecided despite thorough deliberation and careful refinement, particularly when faced with multiple options.

这篇小说的情节构思，他反复推敲，至今仍炼之未定，总觉得少了些什么。

He has repeatedly deliberated on the plot structure of this novel, and it is still in a state of meticulous refinement and indecision, always feeling that something is missing.

liàn炼zì字

To refine one's word choice to achieve precision and artistic effect in writing.

这位作家为了让小说的情感表达更细腻，常常对每个句子进行反复炼字，力求遣词造句的精准。

To make the emotional expression in his novel more nuanced, the writer often meticulously refines each sentence, striving for precision in his word choice and phrasing.