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Change log entry 98547
Processed by: kbaiko (2026-10-27 21:32:59 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 90096 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
鍊 isn't mapped to 链 in the 规范字与繁体字、异体字对照表, but simplifying it to 炼 in the sense of "chain" doesn't make sense, since 炼 doesn't have that meaning.

LA's definition of 鍊:

1. 用火燒或高溫加熱等方法,使物質精純或堅韌。
例 「鍊鋼」、「千錘百鍊」。

2. 推敲字詞使簡潔準確。
例 「鍊字」、「鍊句」。

3. (臺) 金屬環相連而成的條狀物。也作「鏈」。陸 即「鏈」。
例 「鐵鍊」、「鍊條」、「項鍊」、「表鍊」。

Note that, for example, LA gives 项链 (not 项炼) as the simplified form of 項鍊.
Diff:
- 鍊 炼 [lian4] /variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain/variant of 煉|炼[lian4]/
+ 鍊 炼 [[lian4]] /to refine; to temper (variant of 煉|炼[lian4])/to polish (wording)/
+ 鍊 链 [[lian4]] /(bound form) chain (variant of 鏈|链[lian4]) (In Taiwan, 鍊 is often preferred for physical chains, e.g. 項鍊|项链[xiang4lian4] and 鐵鍊|铁链[tie3lian4].)/
By MDBG 2026
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