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ㄊㄧㄝ ˇ

tiě

iron

铁 is a 10 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as tiě in the third tone.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (gold) and (lose/fail).

  • ㄊㄧㄝ ˇ

    tiě

    iron

    • ㄐㄧㄣ

      jīn

      gold

    • shī

      lose/fail

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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When you lose gold, then it is iron
by Touria

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What's iron but gold that has lost its shine?
by fnx

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 铁

Definitions for 铁 pronounced as tiě

  • surname Tie
  • iron (metal)
  • arms
  • weapons
  • hard
  • strong
  • violent
  • unshakeable
  • determined
  • close
  • tight (slang)

Vocabulary

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