SMELT    冶煉冶

CAUSE METAL TO BECOME LIQUID.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Yě 冶 refers to smelting of an ore and refining of a metal. 2. Xiāo 銷 also refers to smelting of a metal. 3. Liàn 鍊 refers to smelting of an ore or metal under high temperature. 4. Róng 鎔 is a general term for smelting of a metal. 5. Zhù 鑄 refers to a casting of a metal into a certain form.
Modern Chinese Criteria
冶煉 冶金 熔煉 煉 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • MELTCHANGE so as to BECOME LIQUID.
  • LIQUIDSUBSTANCE which CAN FLOW.
Hypernym
  • CAUSE TO　MOVE in SUCH a way that THEREFORE someone or something else CHANGES. (anc: 11/0, child: 18)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1527

    銷，消 are 同源詞

    • Words (16 items)

    冶  yě OC: laʔ MC: jɣɛ 4 Attributions

    Yě 冶 refers to smelting of an ore and refining of a metal.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactmetalwork
    • vadNsmelting; working iron
    • vt[oN]smelt; work iron
    爍  shuò OC: qhljawɡ MC: ɕi̯ɐk
    鑠  shuò OC: qhljawɡ MC: ɕi̯ɐk 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNpassivemolten
    • vtoNmelt, fuse
    • vtoNpassivebe melted down
    銷  xiāo OC: smew MC: siɛu 3 Attributions

    Xiāo 銷 also refers to smelting of a metal.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)smelt down contextually determinate objects
    • vtoNmelt, smelt
    • vtoNmiddle voicemelt awayCH
    鑄  zhù OC: djos MC: tɕi̯o 3 Attributions

    Zhù 鑄 refers to a casting of a metal into a certain form.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsmelt
    消  xiāo OC: smew MC: siɛu 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vichangemelt; dissolve
    • vtoNmelt, dissolve, evaporate
    鍊  liàn OC: ɡ-reens MC: len 1 Attribution

    Liàn 鍊 refers to smelting of an ore or metal under high temperature.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNpassivesmelted and refinedCH
    • vtoNsmelt
    冶者  yě zhě OC: laʔ kljaʔ MC: jɣɛ tɕɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPagentfounder
    煉  liàn OC: ɡ-reens MC: len
    煉鏈  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNrefined
    • vtoNsmelt and refine (metal)
    燒  shāo OC: qhljew MC: ɕiɛu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nsmelt
    • vtoNfire up under, smelt
    融  róng OC: k-luŋ MC: juŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmelt, thaw
    鎔  róng OC: k-loŋ MC: ji̯oŋ 0 Attributions

    Róng 鎔 is a general term for smelting of a metal.

      Syntactic words
    • nmould for casting metal; cast metal; melt
    鑠  shuò OC: qhljawɡ MC: ɕi̯ɐk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNmolten
    鼓  gǔ OC: kaaʔ MC: kuo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsmelt
    渙  huàn OC: qhloons MC: hʷɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vifigurativedissolve, be warm and accomodating
    • vtoNmelt away, vanish
    煬  yáng OC: k-laŋ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmelt, smelt
    爚  yuè OC: lewɡ MC: ji̯ɐk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmelt