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铁

tiě

iron

HSK 3 · Topic “Nature and animals”
An iron ingot with a hammer
Memory picture

Character

铁 tiě

Strokes
10
Radical
钅 — gold, metal
Made of
钅 gold, metal 失 to lose
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这门是铁的。 Zhè mén shì tiě de. This door is made of iron.
  • 铁很重。 Tiě hěn zhòng. Iron is very heavy.
  • 我有铁杯子。 Wǒ yǒu tiě bēi zi. I have an iron cup.

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