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Character Decomposition
练=纟+柬
Etymology
thread
Meanings
to practice
to train
to drill
to perfect (one's skill)
exercise
(literary) white silk
to boil and scour raw silk
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Words with 练 223 total
capable and experienced干练gàn liàn(textiles) to scour · to degum (silk)精练jīng liàn(military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) · (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas拉练lā liànexperienced · sophisticated · worldly-wise练达liàn dáto do tai chi · to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) · to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)练功liàn gōngto master (a skill)练就liàn jiù
Idioms with 练 11 total Chain
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