炼

See also: 煉, 鍊, and 练

炼 U+70BC, 炼 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-70BC ← 炻 [U+70BB] CJK Unified Ideographs 炽 → [U+70BD]

Translingual

Traditional	鍊
Shinjitai	錬
Simplified	炼

Han character

炼 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 火大女金 (FKVC) or 火十女木 (FJVD), composition ⿰火𫠣)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 669, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2195, character 5
• Unihan data for U+70BC

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 煉 (柬 → 𫠣) and simplified from 鍊 (柬 → 𫠣 and 金 → 火).

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 炼 – see 煉. (This character is the simplified form of 煉).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 炼 – see 鍊 (“to smelt; to refine; to measure; to polish; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 鍊).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.