锻

duàn

forge metal; temper, refine

How to write 锻, stroke by stroke

to forge; to discipline; wrought

Pictophonetic: semantic 钅 (metal), phonetic 段

Made of 钅 + 段

锻炼duàn liànto toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself
锻造duàn zàoto forge (metal); forging
锻铁duàn tiěwrought iron
体育锻炼tǐ yù duàn liànphysical exercise

我已经好久没有去锻炼了。
wǒ yǐ jīng hǎo jiǔ méi yǒu qù duàn liàn le 。
I haven't exercised in a long time.
游泳锻炼肌肉。
yóu yǒng duàn liàn jī ròu 。
Swimming develops your muscles.
要想身体健康，就应该多锻练身体。
yào xiǎng shēn tǐ jiàn kāng ， jiù yīng gāi duō duàn liàn shēn tǐ 。
If you want to keep healthy, you should do more exercises.
他们坚持认为日常锻练是必得表出的行为。
tā men jiān chí rèn wéi rì cháng duàn liàn shì bì dé biǎo chū de xíng wéi 。
They insist that daily exercise is an action that must be done.
爬山是锻炼的好方法。
pá shān shì duàn liàn de hǎo fāng fǎ 。
It's good exercise to climb hills.