鍊 = 金 + 柬

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

Keyword: smelt metals
Pinyin (Mandarin): liàn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: smelt metals, forge, кузница, расплавленные металлы, forge

Decomposition

ids

金 gold
柬 letter

How to find 鍊 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鍊 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.