Usage of the character 炼

variant of 鏈／链 (liàn), chain
variant of 煉／炼 (liàn)

liàn

炼

[煉]

to refine
to smelt

róngliàn

熔炼

[熔煉]

to smelt

níngliàn

凝炼

[凝煉]

variant of 凝練／凝练 (níngliàn)

liànzhì

炼制

[煉製]

(chemistry) to refine

liànnǎi

炼奶

[煉奶]

condensed milk

liànyù

炼狱

[煉獄]

purgatory

liàngāng

炼钢

[煉鋼]

to make steel
steelmaking

liànyóu

炼油

[煉油]

oil refinery

xǐliàn

洗炼

[洗煉]

variant of 洗練／洗练 (xǐliàn)

xiūliàn

修炼

[修煉]

(of Taoists) to practice austerities
to practice asceticism

liàntiě

炼铁

[煉鐵]

smelting iron

liàndān

炼丹

[煉丹]

to concoct pills of immortality

liànrǔ

炼乳

[煉乳]

to condense milk (by evaporation)
condensed milk

tíliàn

提炼

[提煉]

to extract (ore, minerals etc)
to refine
to purify
to process

liànzhēn

炼珍

[煉珍]

a delicacy (food)

móliàn

磨炼

[磨煉]

see 磨練／磨练 (móliàn)

jiǎnliàn

简炼

[簡煉]

variant of 簡練／简练 (jiǎnliàn)

jīngliàn

精炼

[精煉]

to refine (a substance)
to purify
to refine (one's skills, writing etc)
refined
polished
succinct
skilled
capable

yěliàn

冶炼

[冶煉]

to smelt metal

shìliàn

试炼

[試煉]

to refine with fire

duànliàn

锻炼

[鍛鍊]

to toughen
to temper
to engage in physical exercise
to work out
(fig.) to develop one's skills
to train oneself

liànjù

炼句

[煉句]

to polish a phrase

páoliàn

炮炼

[炮煉]

to parch and refine medicinal herbs

liànhuà

炼化

[煉化]

to refine
refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)

liànjiāo

炼焦

[煉焦]

coking
the process of producing coke from coal

liànzì

炼字

[煉字]

to craft one's words

liànyóuchǎng

炼油厂

[煉油廠]

oil refinery

liànjiāolú

炼焦炉

[煉焦爐]

coking furnace

liàntiěchǎng

炼铁厂

[煉鐵廠]

iron foundry

liànjīnshù

炼金术

[煉金術]

alchemy

liàngāngchǎng

炼钢厂

[煉鋼廠]

steel mill

yěliànlú

冶炼炉

[冶煉爐]

a furnace for smelting metal

bǎiliàngāng

百炼钢

[百煉鋼]

high-grade well-tempered steel

liàndānshù

炼丹术

[煉丹術]

maker of immortality pill
concocting magic pills

jīngliànchǎng

精炼厂

[精煉廠]

refinery (of oil etc)

qiānchuíbǎiliàn

千锤百炼

[千錘百鍊]

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
the vicissitudes of life

liànzhīwèidìng

炼之未定

[煉之未定]

to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision

liànjīnshùshì

炼金术士

[煉金術士]

alchemist

xiūliànchéngxiān

修炼成仙

[修煉成仙]

lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal
practice makes perfect

tǐyùduànliàn

体育锻炼

[體育鍛煉]

physical exercise

bǎiliànchénggāng

百炼成钢

[百煉成鋼]

to be tempered into a steel

liàndānbāguàlú

炼丹八卦炉

[煉丹八卦爐]

eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality
symbol of the alchemist's art
Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble

zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn

真金不怕火炼

[真金不怕火煉]

True gold fears no fire. (idiom)