duàn

煅

Character · Verb

calcine; forge

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to calcine; to roast in fire (a method of processing Chinese medicine)

technical

Specifically refers to heating materials in a fire to alter their properties, especially in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Zhōng中
yī医
cháng常
jiāng将
shí石
gāo膏
duàn煅
shāo烧
hòu后
rù入
yào药
 。

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

Duàn煅
shí石
gāo膏
jù具
yǒu有
shōu收
liǎn敛
zhǐ止
xuè血
de的
zuò作
yòng用
 。

Calcined gypsum has the effect of astringing and stopping bleeding.

2.

verb

same as 锻 (to forge metal)

Used interchangeably with 锻 in certain contexts, particularly in the compound 煅炼.

Duàn煅
liàn炼
 （
tóng同
 “
duàn锻
liàn炼
 ”
 ）

Tempering; physical exercise (same as 锻炼)