铁 tiě

HSK 2Character

iron; a strong, heavy grey metal

Radical: 钅
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 钅失
Traditional: 鐵
Frequency: #436 most common character

Practice writing

Meaning

tiě

tie3

iron; a strong, heavy grey metal
a Chinese family name

Examples

这扇门是铁做的。
zhè shàn mén shì tiě zuò de
This door is made of iron.
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这把椅子是铁的，很重。
zhè bǎ yǐ zi shì tiě de hěn zhòng
This chair is made of iron, and it is very heavy.
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我姓铁。
wǒ xìng tiě
My family name is Tie.
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Stroke order

Practice writing 铁

Draw “铁” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 铁

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铁路tiě lùa railway; the line of metal tracks that trains travel onWordHSK 3 铁三tiě sāntriathlonWord

铁东tiě dōngTiedong, a district of Siping City 四平市 (Sì píng Shì), JilinSee 铁东区WordUnreviewed

铁丝tiě sīiron wireWord 铁人tiě rénIronmanWord 铁军tiě jūninvincible armyWord

铁力tiě lìTieli, a county-level city in Yichun City 伊春市 (Yī chūn Shì), HeilongjiangSee 铁力市WordUnreviewed

铁匠tiě jiangblacksmithWord 铁器tiě qìhardwareWord 铁塔tiě tǎiron towerWord 铁子tiě zi(slang) very close friendWord 铁定tiě dìngunalterableWord

Same radical 钅

All characters with 钅 →

钱qián 镇zhèn 错cuò 钟zhōng 银yín 镜jìng 钢gāng 锦jǐn 销xiāo 链liàn 针zhēn 铜tóng

铁

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