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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 炼金术

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
炼金术 liàn jīn shù - alchemy

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 24,471 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
liàn- to refine
- to smelt
liàn- variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain
- variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
shù- method
- technique
zhú- various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

Other Words Containing 炼金术

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
炼金术 - - 24,471 - -