CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- lian4
- English meanings
- practice, exercise, boil and scour raw silk, educate, reeducate, nurture, coach, hone, drill, school, lunge, break, breed, train
Stroke practice
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 柬.
Meaning & sound clues
纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.
柬 is identified as the sound component (jiǎn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 练.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
curtain
honest; inexpensive
pity; love
love; long for
gather; restrain
encoffin
chain
refine; smelt
unite; connect
unite; connect
map
lotus
including
chain; cable
chain; link
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
I practice writing daily.
- 02
Practice more and improve.
- 03
He trains for running.
- 04
Practice the basics well.
- 05
Practiced piano three years.
- 06
Practice once before starting.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 排练
- 教练
- 演练
- 熟练
- 精练
- 练习
- 苦练
- 训练