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铁
鐵
Tiě
1. surname Tie
Very Common • Top 2% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

铁
tiě
iron; strong, solid, firm
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

亚铁
yàtiě
ferrous
地铁
dìtiě
subway
HSK 3
城铁
chéngtiě
rapid transit system
巴铁
Bātiě
(coll.) Pakistani brethren
废铁
fèitiě
scrap iron
打铁
dǎtiě
to forge ironware
拿铁
nátiě
latte (loanword)
李铁
LǐTiě
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
港铁
Gǎngtiě
(Hong Kong) MTR (Mass Transit Railway)
烙铁
làotie
flatiron
炼铁
liàntiě
smelting iron
熟铁
shútiě
wrought iron
生铁
shēngtiě
pig iron
白铁
báitiě
galvanized iron
磁铁
cítiě
magnet
苏铁
sūtiě
Cycas revoluta
角铁
jiǎotiě
angle iron
铣铁
xiǎntiě
cast iron
钢铁
gāngtiě
steel
HSK 5
锻铁
duàntiě
wrought iron

Alternate Entries

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

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
778
Word Frequency Rank
1,696 of 84,292