铁 tiě

iron; strong, solid, firm

HSK 3 #779

DEFINITIONS

铁 tiě
  • surname Tie
  • iron (metal)
  • arms
  • weapons
  • hard
  • strong
  • violent
  • unshakeable
  • determined
  • close
  • tight (slang)

STROKES

铁 stroke order diagram
铁 stroke order animation

WORDS

地铁 dì tiě
HSK 3
subway; metro
钢铁 gāng tiě
HSK 5
steel
斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě
HSK 6
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
铁路 tiě lù railroad; railway; CL:條|条[tiao2]
铁轨 tiě guǐ rail; railroad track; CL:根[gen1]
地铁站 dì tiě zhàn subway station
铁匠 tiě jiang blacksmith; ironworker
铁链 tiě liàn iron chain
铁木真 tiě mù zhēn Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]
磁铁 cí tiě magnet
铁丝网 tiě sī wǎng wire netting; CL:道[dao4]
手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
铁石心肠 tiě shí xīn cháng to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling
铁证 tiě zhèng ironclad evidence; conclusive proof
铁锹 tiě qiāo spade; shovel
滑铁卢 huá tiě lú Waterloo (Belgium); Battle of Waterloo (1815); fig. a defeat; failure
铁丝 tiě sī iron wire; CL:根[gen1]
铁塔 tiě tǎ iron tower
废铁 fèi tiě scrap iron
铁皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
铁道 tiě dào railway line; rail track
铁人 tiě rén Ironman
铁窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc); barred window of a prison cell
铁板 tiě bǎn iron panel; hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
铁拳 tiě quán Tekken (video game)
Previous Next