铁(tiě)

HSK 210 strokesTrad. 鐵

surname Tie

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Character information

Pinyin
tiě
Meaning
surname Tie
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
鐵

Origin & structure

Where 铁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅失

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 失 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

钅jīn失shī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 铁 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 铁

Common words using 铁 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dì地tiě铁
HSK 2

underground railway; subway; subway train

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dì地tiě铁zhàn站
HSK 2

subway station

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sān三tiě铁

triathlon (Tw); (athletics) throwing events excluding the hammer throw (i.e…

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yà亚tiě铁

ferrous

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jīng京hù沪gāo高tiě铁

Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010

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chéng城tiě铁

rapid transit system

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fèi废tiě铁

scrap iron

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shǒu手wú无cùn寸tiě铁

lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless

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