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
铁路
tiělù
railway
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 铁路很长。 Tiě lù hěn cháng. The railway is very long.
- 这里有铁路。 Zhè lǐ yǒu tiě lù. There is a railway here.
- 铁路很忙。 Tiě lù hěn máng. The railway is very busy.