练

to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,366 U+7EC3

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 柬 (phonetic, jiǎn)

components: 纟柬

practice · Heisig RSH #1251

thread + rickshaw

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 柬

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 柬 (jiǎn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
柬 sound component	jiǎn	card, letter, invitation, note
炼	liàn	to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense
阑	lán	screen door, railing, fence
拣	jiǎn	to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up
谏	jiàn	to admonish, to remonstrate
楝	liàn	Melia japonica

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
光说不练	guāng shuō bù liàn	all talk and no action (idiom); to preach what one does not practice; same as 光說不做\|光说不做[gu…
教练机	jiào liàn jī	trainer (aircraft)
熟练工人	shú liàn gōng rén	skilled worker; journeyman
教练员	jiào liàn yuán	sports coach; training personnel
拉练	lā liàn	(military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire prac…
练手	liàn shǒu	to practice a skill
语言训练	yǔ yán xùn liàn	language training
精讲多练	jīng jiǎng duō liàn	a teaching strategy combining a concise explanation of essential concepts with frequent pr…
军事训练	jūn shì xùn liàn	military exercise; army drill
重量训练	zhòng liàng xùn liàn	weight training (Tw)
老练	lǎo liàn	seasoned; experienced
勤学苦练	qín xué kǔ liàn	to study diligently; to train assiduously
练字	liàn zì	to practice writing characters
熟练工	shú liàn gōng	skilled worker; journeyman
教练	jiào liàn	to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位[wei4],名[ming2])
练达	liàn dá	experienced; sophisticated; worldly-wise
练习生	liàn xí shēng	(dated, except in Taiwan) trainee; apprentice; probationary employee; (entertainment) trai…
干练	gàn liàn	capable and experienced
精练	jīng liàn	(textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精煉\|精炼[jing1 lian4]
半熟练	bàn shú liàn	semiskilled