tiě铁（鐵）
铁（鐵）
HSK 3
common
noun
adjective
Meaning of 铁
铁 means iron (chemical element); metal iron; weapons (knives, guns, etc.). Pronounced tiě. HSK 3.
- iron (chemical element); metal iron
- weapons (knives, guns, etc.)
- hard; strong; firm; solid
Character Info
Radical金
Strokes10
Components
金
失
Stroke Order
铁
Definitions & Examples
Tiě铁
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jīn金
shǔ属
yuán元
sù素
。
Iron is an important metal element.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hé合
jīn金
hán含
yǒu有
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
wǔ五
shí十
de的
tiě铁
。
This alloy contains fifty percent iron.
Chún纯
tiě铁
zài在
shī湿
kōng空
qì气
zhōng中
róng容
yì易
shēng生
xiù锈
。
Pure iron easily rusts in moist air.
Tiě铁
shì是
liàn炼
gāng钢
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yuán原
liào料
。
Iron is the main raw material for steelmaking.
Cí磁
tiě铁
kě可
yǐ以
xī吸
yǐn引
tiě铁
hé和
gāng钢
。
Magnets can attract iron and steel.
Relations
Measure Words
块/ kuài
Primary
根/ gēn
条/ tiáo
Common Words
铁路 / 鐵路tiělù
railway; railroad
钢铁 / 鋼鐵gāngtiě
steel and iron; iron-willed
地铁 / 地鐵dìtiě
subway; metro; underground railway
铁石心肠 / 鐵石心腸tiěshíxīncháng
hard-hearted; cold-hearted; callous
铁丝 / 鐵絲tiěsī
iron wire; metal wire
铁锈 / 鐵鏽tiěxiù
rust; iron oxide
铁证 / 鐵證tiězhèng
conclusive evidence; ironclad proof
铁饭碗 / 鐵飯碗tiěfànwǎn
secure job; iron rice bowl
铁丝网tiěsīwǎng
wire mesh; barbed wire obstacle