tiě

iron (metal); hard; strong

HSK 3 #779

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 779th character
Radical ⾦ (167.5)
Strokes 10
Index # 1932
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

铁 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

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Words containing 铁

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to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
Canton–Hankou railway in south-central China
Network Rail (UK railway organization)
Jiaonan-Jinan railway
siderite
sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway
angle iron
hematite (red iron ore); ferric oxide Fe2O3
lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)
search everywhere then find it easily
Hong Kong LRT (Light Rail Transit) (abbr. for 轻便铁路)
the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
ilmenite FeTiO3; titanium ore
cast iron
Iron Man, comic book superhero
Beijing Steel and Iron Institute