duàn

common
verb
technical

Meaning of

锻 means to forge; to smelt and shape metal. Pronounced duàn.

  • to forge; to smelt and shape metal

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Tiě
jiàng
zhèng
zài
duàn
tiě
 
zhǔn
bèi
zhì
zuò
nóng
 

The blacksmith is forging iron to make farm tools.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
chǎng
zhuān
mén
duàn
jiē
zhǒng
jīn
shǔ
líng
jiàn
 

This factory specializes in forging and welding various metal parts.

Jīng
guò
gāo
wēn
duàn
 
tiě
kuài
zhú
jiàn
biàn
chéng
le
dāo
de
xíng
zhuàng
 

After being forged at high temperature, the iron block gradually took the shape of a knife.

dài
gōng
jiàng
yòng
shǒu
gōng
duàn
zhì
de
bīng
fēi
cháng
fēng
 

Weapons hand-forged by ancient craftsmen were extremely sharp.

Zhè
zhǒng
shū
gāng
cái
yào
zài
qiān
duō
de
gāo
wēn
xià
duàn
zào
 

This special steel needs to be forged at a high temperature of over 1000 degrees.