練

Information about character(s)

Radical: 糸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 15
Simplified Form: 练

Pronunciation

Pinyin: liàn
Cantonese: lin6
JapaneseKun: NERU NERIGINU
JapaneseOn: REN
Korean: LYEN
Vietnamese: luyện

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: practice, drill, exercise, train

CE-Dict: to practice/to train/to drill/to perfect (one's skill)/exercise

Soothill: To train, practise, drill, exercise.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to practice; to drill
2.experienced

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: drill; experienced; practise; skilled; train; white silk

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: drill; experienced; practise; skilled; train; white silk

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《糸部》練湅繒也。从糸柬聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集中】【糸字部】練
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤郞甸切，音鍊。【說文】湅繒也。【玉篇】煮漚也。【釋名】練，爛也，煮使委爛也。【急就篇註】練者，煮縑而熟之也。【周禮·天官·染人】凡染，春暴練。【註】暴練，練其素而暴之。　又小祥服也。【禮·檀弓】練而慨然。又練練衣，黃裏縓緣。【疏】小祥而著練冠練中衣，故曰練也。練衣者，以練爲中衣。　又𥳑練。【禮·月令】天子乃命將帥，選士厲兵，𥳑練桀俊。【戰國策】𥳑練以爲揣摩。　又選也。【前漢·禮樂志】練時日。　又閱歷也。【前漢·韋賢傳】昔靡不練。【註】練猶閱歷之。　又姓。【廣韻】何氏姓苑云：南康人。　又通作湅。【周禮·冬官考工記·㡛氏】湅絲涗水。
考證：〔【周禮·天官·染人】凡染，春曝練。〕　謹照原文曝練改暴練。

CF-Dict: s'exercer/s'entraîner/pratiquer/soie blanche

Han-De-Dict: üben (u.E.) (V)/Lian (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)