修炼

Traditional form:

修煉

Pinyin (reading):

xiūliàn

Definitions:

• (of Taoists) to practice austerities
• to practice asceticism

Characters:

• 修 - to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
• 炼 - to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

Traditional characters:

• 修 - to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
• 煉 - to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense