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Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 柬 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "boil and scour raw silk" to make it softer and whiter. The meaning later shifted to "to make perfect" and "to practice".
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
練
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
練
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
练 / 練 [liàn]
to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
練 きたう
Kitau unclassified name
練 ねり
Neri surname
練 れん
Ren surname
CHINESE WORDS (42)
训练 [xùnliàn] #993
to train
教练 [jiàoliàn] #1,384
instructor
练习 [liànxí] #1,654
to practice
排练 [páiliàn] #3,302
to rehearse
熟练 [shúliàn] #11,135
practiced
演练 [yǎnliàn] #18,509
to do a drill
磨练 [móliàn] #18,475
to temper oneself
教练员 [jiàoliànyuán] #45,958
sports coach
苦练 [kǔliàn] #25,587
to train hard
老练 [lǎoliàn] #14,162
seasoned
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JAPANESE WORDS (154)
⭐ 練習 [れんしゅう] #1,069
practice
⭐ 訓練 [くんれん] #1,963
training
⭐ 試練 [しれん] #5,337
test
⭐ 練る [ねる] #5,538
to knead
⭐ 未練 [みれん] #5,871
lingering attachment
⭐ 洗練 [せんれん] #7,846
refinement
⭐ 鍛錬 [たんれん] #8,625
tempering (metal)
⭐ 熟練 [じゅくれん] #10,610
skill
⭐ 修練 [しゅうれん] #13,479
training
訓練場 [くんれんじょう] #17,065
training range
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