铁

tiě

t+iě·3rd tone

iron (metal) · arms

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 10 HSK 3

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁

Same radical

钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁锡钻钩

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Character Decomposition

铁=钅+失

Etymology

metal

Meanings

iron (metal)

arms

weapons

hard

strong

violent

unshakeable

determined

close

tight (slang)

tiě

surname Tie

Tiě

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Words with 铁 670 total

underground railway; subway · subway train地铁dì tiě to forge ironware打铁dǎ tiě flatiron · iron · branding iron · soldering iron烙铁lào tie

Idioms with 铁 103 total Chain

to strike while the iron is hot趁热打铁chèn rè dǎ tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it点金成铁diǎn jīn chéng tiě to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem点铁成金diǎn tiě chéng jīn