铁
HSK 2

铁 (tiě): iron, strong, solid

tiě

iron, strong, solid

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Pinyin

tiě

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

iron, strong, solid

How to Write 铁 (tiě)

铁 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 铁

A phono-semantic compound: 钅 (metal) carries the meaning, and 失 hints at the pronunciation.

What 铁 is Made Of

铁 is built from 2 components:

钅gold, metal
失to lose

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Words Using 铁

Common Chinese words that contain 铁:

地铁

dìtiě

钢铁

gāngtiě

斩钉截铁

zhǎndīngjiétiě

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