1. 煉
  2. 獄

煉

Previous (猪)Next (恒)
  • 1761st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
煉→
火柬
2Radical
煉→
火fire木tree口mouth丨line丷eight/divide
3Graphical
煉→
丿丶冫一丨八口丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liàn (lian4)to refine • to smelt

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 煉 liàn (lian4)The component 柬 is pronounced as 'jiǎn' (jian3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

修炼 (修煉)
锻炼 (鍛煉)

Uncommon

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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獄

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Previous (柏)Next (猜)
  • 1595th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
獄→
犭No glyph available
2Radical
獄→
犭dog言speech犬dog
3Graphical
獄→
㇁㇒一丶二口人一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yù (yu4)prison

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 獄 yù (yu4)The component 言 is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

地狱 (地獄)
越狱 (越獄)

Uncommon

入狱 (入獄)
监狱 (監獄)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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