tiě

iron (metal); hard; strong

Character data

Radical ⾦ (167.13)
Strokes 21
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

鐵 tiě
  1. 1. iron (metal)
  2. 2. hard
  3. 3. strong
  4. 4. determined
  5. 5. close
  6. 6. tight (slang)
  7. 7. weapons
  8. 8. arms
  9. 9. violent
  10. 10. unshakeable
  11. 11. surname Tie

Words containing 鐵

Word Meaning
to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
ferrous sulfate
magnet
magnetite Fe3O4
to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
Canton–Hankou Railway, now part of Jingguang line
Network Rail (UK railway organization)
Jiaonan-Jinan railway
Eiffel Tower
siderite
sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway
angle iron
hematite (red iron ore); ferric oxide Fe2O3
to strike while the iron is hot
lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)
search hard in vain, then find it easily
Hong Kong LRT (Light Rail Transit) (abbr. for 轻便铁路)
very powerful army
the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
ilmenite FeTiO3; titanium ore
copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
cast iron
steel
Iron Man, comic book superhero