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铁
鐵
tiě
1. iron (metal)
2. arms
3. weapons
4. hard
5. strong
6. violent
7. unshakeable
8. determined
9. close
10. tight (slang)
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

铁皮
tiěpí
galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
铁西
Tiěxī
Tiexi district of Siping city [[四平市]], Jilin
铁棒
tiěbàng
iron club
铁甲
tiějiǎ
mail plating
铁砧
tiězhēn
anvil
铁腕
tiěwàn
iron fist (of the state)
铁杖
tiězhàng
steel staff
铁杆
tiěgǎn
iron rod
铁水
tiěshuǐ
molten iron
铁环
tiěhuán
an iron ring
铁石
tiěshí
iron and stone
铁砂
tiěshā
shot (in shotgun)
铁箍
tiěgū
iron hoop
铁罐
tiěguàn
metal pot
锻铁
duàntiě
wrought iron
铁杉
tiěshān
Tsuga chinensis
铁东
Tiědōng
Tiedong district of Siping city [[四平市]], Jilin
铁杆
tiěgān
iron (golf club)
铁匠
tiějiang
blacksmith
铁栏
tiělán
metal grille

Alternate Entries

铁
Tiě
surname Tie

Metadata

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

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