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Chinese symbol for “coking”

炼焦
liàn jiāo
Traditional: 煉焦
coking; the process of producing coke from coal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coking is 炼焦 (liàn jiāo), defined as: coking; the process of producing coke from coal.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

炼 liàn
to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
焦 jiāo
burned, scorched; anxious, vexed
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 炼焦.

WordPinyinMeaning
锻炼 (鍛鍊)duàn liànto toughen; to temper
修炼 (修煉)xiū liàn(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
提炼 (提煉)tí liànto extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine
冶炼 (冶煉)yě liànto smelt metal
炼狱 (煉獄)liàn yùpurgatory
炼油 (煉油)liàn yóuto refine crude oil; to render animal fat
焦点 (焦點)jiāo diǎn(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
焦虑 (焦慮)jiāo lǜanxious; worried

See also: Japanese symbol for “coking”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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