Chinese symbol for “wrought”
锻
duàn
Traditional: 鍛
to forge; to discipline; wrought
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wrought is 锻 (duàn), defined as: to forge; to discipline; wrought.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 锻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 锻炼 (鍛鍊) | duàn liàn | to toughen; to temper |
| 锻造 (鍛造) | duàn zào | to forge (metal); forging |
| 锻铁 (鍛鐵) | duàn tiě | wrought iron |
| 体育锻炼 (體育鍛煉) | tǐ yù duàn liàn | physical exercise |
| 锻打 (鍛打) | duàn dǎ | to forge (metal) |
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.