錬 = 金 + 東

錬 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “smelt metals”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 東 (east).

Keyword: smelt metals
Pinyin (Mandarin): liàn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: выплавленные металлы
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 錬 tempering

Decomposition

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金 gold
東 east

How to find 錬 without knowing its reading

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

Open 錬 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.