鍛 — Chinese character
鍛
duàn
to temper, to refine; to forge metal
- Pinyin
- duàn
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 17
- Components
- 釒 段
- Formation
- pictophonetic — metal; meaning component 釒; sound component 段
- Simplified
- 锻
- Japanese
- 鍛 as a kanji
鍛 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 1
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