Usage of the character 鍊
liàn
炼
[鍊]
- variant of 鏈／链 (liàn), chain
- variant of 煉／炼 (liàn)
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
qiānchuíbǎiliàn
千锤百炼
[千錘百鍊]
- after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
- the vicissitudes of life