锻
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duàn · to temper, to refine

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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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钅Key radical

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Example sentences

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Wǒ yǐ jīng hǎo jiǔ méi yǒu qù duàn liàn le.我已经好久没有去锻炼了。

I haven't exercised in a long time.

Source: Tatoeba #420114 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Pá shān shì duàn liàn de hǎo fāng fǎ.爬山是锻炼的好方法。

It's good exercise to climb hills.

Source: Tatoeba #1517736 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xū yào gèng jīng cháng dì duàn liàn.我需要更经常地锻炼。

I need to exercise more often.

Source: Tatoeba #5613714 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè yǐ hòu yào jīng cháng duàn liàn, wǒ mǎi le diǎn bǔ yào gěi nǐ chī chī kàn.这以后要经常锻炼,我买了点补药给你吃吃看。

From now on, you should exercise regularly. I bought some health supplements for you to try.

Source: Tatoeba #420826 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhù zài dàichéng shì de rén men yì bān dōu quē fá duàn liàn.住在大城市的人们一般都缺乏锻炼。

People living in a big city tend to lack exercise.

Source: Tatoeba #1408073 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duàn liàn shí niǔ shāng le jiǎo huái.她锻炼时扭伤了脚踝。

She twisted her ankle while she was doing exercise.

Source: Tatoeba #5555536 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 锻 in context

  1. Say duàn, then recall the core meaning: to temper, to refine.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 锻炼 (duàn liàn), meaning “to toughen”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 锻 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.