Meta:

  1. 炼 is the 1761st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (fire), (second), (one), (N/A), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lian4 - to refine/to smelt

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

修炼 (修煉)
锻炼 (鍛煉)

Medium Frequency

提炼 (提煉)
炼乳 (煉乳)
炼化 (煉化)
炼狱 (煉獄)
炼钢 (煉鋼)
磨炼 (磨煉)
精炼 (精煉)

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Meta:

  1. 钢 is the 1607th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (upside down box), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gang1 - steel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 钢 (gang1): The component 冈 is pronounced as 'gang1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
钢琴 (鋼琴)
钢铁 (鋼鐵)

Medium Frequency

宝钢 (寶鋼)
恨铁不成钢 (恨鐡不成鋼)
炼钢 (煉鋼)
钢厂 (鋼廠)
钢材 (鋼材)
钢板 (鋼板)
钢琴家 (鋼琴家)
钢琴师 (鋼琴師)
钢笔 (鋼筆)
钢筋 (鋼筋)
钢管 (鋼管)
钢丝 (鋼絲)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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