鍊	1103C45   81A.01-1	部居	畫數  17	ㄌㄧㄢˋ [lian4] . [Cf. 練usu. interch. in sense of “practice”and 煉 “harden by fire”]
N	Chain (var. 鏈 81A.83): 錶鍊 watch chain; 脖鍊 necklace; 鐵鍊 iron chain; 金鍊 gold chain; 拉鍊 zipper.
V	To work metal by fire: 鍊鋼 make steel from iron; 鍊金術 (Taoist) alchemy, transmutation of gold; 鍛煉, 磨鍊 build up character through hardships; 鍊石補天 (myth.) the goddess 女媧 melted a rock to mend sky after it was cracked during a battle, (fig.) have supernatural power to remedy situation.
Adj	Refined, matured, treated (see 煉91D.01).
Words	1.鍊句 [lian4jU4], phr., shape a sentence with carful choice of words.  2.鍊字 [lian4zi4], phr., to practice calligraphy.