練 = 糹 + 柬

練 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “practice”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 柬 (letter).

Keyword: practice
Pinyin (Mandarin): liàn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: practice, drill, exercise, train, тренировки, drill, exercise, train
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 練 practice

Decomposition

ids

糹 silk
柬 letter

How to find 練 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “silk” + “letter”. 練 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 練 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.