CHINESE CHARACTER

铁 (tiě): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

tiě

iron; strong, solid, firm

HSK 210 strokes

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钅

Primary radical

钅 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 铁.

失

Phonetic component

失 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 10

Write 铁 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 铁

地铁dìtiě

HSK 2 · underground railway; subway; subway train

高铁gāotiě

HSK 3 · high speed rail

铁路tiělù

HSK 5 · railroad; railway

磁铁cítiě

HSK 7-9 · magnet

钢铁gāngtiě

HSK 7-9 · steel

铁tiě

HSK 7-9 · surname Tie; iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong

Examples using 铁

地铁

在伦敦，警察总是担心在列车或地铁上发现炸弹。

Zài lún dūn， jǐng chá zǒng shì dān xīn zài liè chē huò dì tiě shàng fā xiàn zhà dàn。

In London, the police are always worried about finding a bomb on the train or subway.

铁路

铁路与公路平行。

Tiě lù yǔ gōng lù píng xíng。

The railroad is parallel to the road.

铁

铁是个有用的金属。

Tiě shì gè yǒu yòng de jīn shǔ。

Iron is a useful metal.

FAQ

What does 铁 (tiě) mean in Chinese?

iron; strong, solid, firm

How do you write 铁 in stroke order?

铁 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 铁?

钅 is the radical in 铁. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 铁?

地铁 (dìtiě): underground railway; subway; subway train; 高铁 (gāotiě): high speed rail; 铁路 (tiělù): railroad; railway.