冶炼 Traditional form: 冶煉 Pinyin (reading): yěliàn Definitions: to smelt metal Characters: 冶 - to smelt, to fuse metals, to cast 炼 - to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense Traditional characters: 冶 - to smelt, to fuse metals, to cast 煉 - to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense