Keyword
iron
- strong
- solid
- firm
- Frequency
- #746
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
tiě100%
Mnemonic
钅 (metal) gives the meaning and 失 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
铁路
railroad; railway
地铁
underground railway; subway; subway train
铁
iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
钢铁
steel
高铁
high speed rail
地铁站
subway station
铁道
railway line; rail track
手无寸铁
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
铁道部
Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通运输部 (JiāotōngYùnshūbù)
铁轨
rail; railroad track
铁路线
railway line
铁矿
iron ore; iron ore mine
磁铁
magnet
铁丝网
wire netting
铁证
ironclad evidence; conclusive proof
铁匠
blacksmith; ironworker
铁塔
iron tower
铁拳
Tekken (video game)
铁器
hardware; ironware
铁皮
galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
铁链
iron chain
港铁
(Hong Kong) MTR (Mass Transit Railway)
铁丝
iron wire; subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地铁粉丝 (dìtiěfěnsī)); railway enthusiast (abbr. for 铁路粉丝 (tiělùfěnsī))
铁血
iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict; (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die