duàn

technical

Meaning of

煅 means to calcine; to roast in fire (a method of processing Chinese medicine); same as 锻 (to forge metal). Pronounced duàn.

  • to calcine; to roast in fire (a method of processing Chinese medicine)
  • same as 锻 (to forge metal)

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
cháng
jiāng
shí
gāo
duàn
shāo
hòu
yào
 

Traditional Chinese medicine often calcines gypsum before using it as medicine.

Duàn
shí
gāo
yǒu
shōu
liǎn
zhǐ
xuè
de
zuò
yòng
 

Calcined gypsum has the effect of astringing and stopping bleeding.