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铁
Trad. 鐵
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(Bushou)		 金
Strokes 8
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 钅丿夫
钅 + 失
Prononciation
Mandarin tiě
Entry Methods
Pinyin tie3
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铁 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
Results beginning with 铁
铁路 tiě lù railroad / railway / CL:條|条[tiao2]
铁道 tiě dào railway line / rail track
铁青 tiě qīng ashen
铁定 tiě dìng unalterable / certainly / definitely
铁匠 tiě jiang blacksmith / ironworker
铁骑 tiě qí armored horses / crack horsemen
铁甲 tiě jiǎ mail plating / armor / armor plating
铁塔 tiě tǎ iron tower
铁皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
铁杆 tiě gǎn iron rod / zealous / die-hard
铁杆 tiě gān iron (golf club)
铁矿 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine
铁板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
铁丝 tiě sī iron wire / CL:根[gen1] / subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1]) / railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1])
铁链 tiě liàn iron chain
铁拳 Tiě quán Tekken (video game)
铁人 Tiě rén Ironman
铁轨 tiě guǐ rail / railroad track / CL:根[gen1]
铁马 tiě mǎ armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike
铁打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron
铁器 tiě qì hardware / ironware
铁锅 tiě guō iron cooking pot
铁蹄 tiě tí iron hoof (of the oppressor)
铁腕 tiě wàn iron fist (of the state)
铁锹 tiě qiāo spade / shovel
铁棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod
铁窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell
铁锈 tiě xiù rust
铁军 tiě jūn invincible army
铁木 tiě mù ironwood
铁面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person
铁环 tiě huán an iron ring
铁树 tiě shù sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
铁证 tiě zhèng ironclad evidence / conclusive proof
铁球 tiě qiú kung fu balls
铁钩 tiě gōu iron hook
铁石 tiě shí iron and stone
铁罐 tiě guàn metal pot
铁水 tiě shuǐ molten iron
铁箱 tiě xiāng metal trunk / metal box / a safe
铁幕 tiě mù Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
铁饼 tiě bǐng (athletics) discus / discus throw
铁锨 tiě xiān iron shovel / spade / CL:把[ba3]
铁砂 tiě shā shot (in shotgun) / pellets
铁箍 tiě gū iron hoop
铁杉 tiě shān Tsuga chinensis
铁砧 tiě zhēn anvil
铁齿 tiě chǐ (Tw) obstinate / argumentative / opinionated / skeptical of superstitions / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])
铁蛋 tiě dàn iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week
铁东 Tiě dōng Tiedong district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin
铁法 Tiě fǎ Tiefa city and former county, now Tieling, county-level city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 shi4], Liaoning
铁粉 tiě fěn (slang) hardcore fan (abbr. for 鐵桿粉絲|铁杆粉丝[tie3 gan3 fen3 si1])
铁峰 Tiě fēng Tiefeng district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
铁栏 tiě lán metal grille / railing / bars
铁力 Tiě lì Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
铁岭 Tiě lǐng Tieling, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China / also Tieling county
铁菱 tiě líng (military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times)
铁琴 tiě qín metallophone
铁三 tiě sān triathlon
铁山 Tiě shān Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
铁通 Tiě tōng (Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)
铁托 Tiě tuō Marshal Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980), Yugoslav military and communist political leader, president of Yugoslavia 1945-1980
铁西 Tiě xī Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin / Tiexi district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
铁杖 tiě zhàng steel staff / steel stick
铁子 tiě zi (slang) very close friend / bro
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铁矿石 tiě kuàng shí iron ore
铁道部 Tiě dào bù Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部|交通运输部[Jiao1 tong1 Yun4 shu1 bu4]
铁丝网 tiě sī wǎng wire netting / CL:道[dao4]
铁路线 tiě lù xiàn railway line
铁木真 Tiě mù zhēn Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]
铁饭碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
铁哥们 tiě gē men (coll.) very close male friends
铁氟龙 Tiě fú lóng Teflon (Tw)
铁板烧 tiě bǎn shāo teppanyaki
铁公鸡 tiě gōng jī cheapskate / stingy person
铁磁性 tiě cí xìng ferromagnetism
铁锰壳  ferromanganese crust / iron manganese crust
铁蛋子 tiě dàn zi see 鐵球|铁球[tie3 qiu2]
铁东区 Tiě dōng qū Tiedong district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin / Tiedong district of Anshan city 鞍山市[An1 shan1 shi4], Liaoning
铁法市 Tiě fǎ shì Tiefa city, now Tieling, county-level city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 shi4], Liaoning
铁峰区 Tiě fēng qū Tiefeng district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
铁格子 tiě gé zi iron lattice / metal grid
铁钩儿 tiě gōu r erhua variant of 鐵鈎|铁钩[tie3 gou1]
铁拐李 Tiě guǎi Lǐ see 李鐵拐|李铁拐[Li3 Tie3 guai3]
铁观音 Tiě guān yīn Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
铁甲车 tiě jiǎ chē armored car
铁甲船 tiě jiǎ chuán armored ship
铁甲舰 tiě jiǎ jiàn ironclad / an armor-plated battleship
铁了心 tiě le xīn determined / unshakable
铁力木 tiě lì mù ironwood (Mesua ferrea)
铁菱角 tiě líng jiǎo see 鐵菱|铁菱[tie3 ling2]
铁岭市 Tiě lǐng shì Tieling, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China
铁岭县 Tiě lǐng xiàn Tieling county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭[Tie3 ling3], Liaoning
铁力市 Tiě lì shì Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
铁铝土 Tiě lu:3 tǔ ferralsol (soil taxonomy)
铁路障 tiě lù zhàng iron pickets
铁镁质 tiě měi zhì mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
铁丘陵 tiě qiū líng Iron
铁山区 Tiě shān qū Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
铁西区 Tiě xī qū Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin / Tiexi district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
铁爪鹀 tiě zhǎo wú (bird species of China) Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
铁路运输 tiě lù yùn shū rail-road transport / road-rail transport / piggyback
铁面无私 tiě miàn wú sī strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
铁树开花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
铁杵成针 tiě chǔ chéng zhēn see 磨杵成針|磨杵成针[mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1]
铁石心肠 tiě shí xīn cháng to have a heart of stone / hard-hearted / unfeeling
铁证如山 tiě zhèng rú shān irrefutable evidence
铁石行动  Operation Iron Stone
铁板牛柳 tiě bǎn niú liǔ fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate
铁板牛肉 tiě bǎn niú ròu beef grilled on a hot iron plate
铁板茄子 tiě bǎn qié zi eggplant served sizzling on a hot iron plate
铁齿铜牙 tiě chǐ tóng yá clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
铁窗生活 tiě chuāng shēng huó time served in prison / prison life
铁达尼号 Tiě dá ní Hào RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 (Tw) / PRC equivalent: 泰坦尼克號|泰坦尼克号[Tai4 tan3 ni2 ke4 Hao4]
铁刀苏木 tiě dāo sū mù yemeri
铁尔梅兹 Tiě ěr méi zī Termez city in southeast Uzbekistan
铁杆粉丝 tiě gǎn fěn sī die-hard fan
铁哥们儿 tiě gē men r erhua variant of 鐵哥們|铁哥们[tie3 ge1 men5]
铁蒺藜链 tiě jí lí liàn caltrop chain / caltrop / spider
铁岭地区 Tiě lǐng dì qū Tieling prefecture and county in Liaoning
铁路末站 tiě lù mò zhàn railhead / rail terminal
铁匹莫林 tiě pǐ mò lín pemoline iron
铁人三项 tiě rén sān xiàng triathlon
铁山港区 Tiě shān gǎng qū Tieshangang district of Beihai city 北海市[Bei3 hai3 shi4], Guangxi
铁血宰相 Tiě xuè zǎi xiàng Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
铁嘴沙鸻 tiě zuǐ shā héng (bird species of China) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
铁路转运点  railhead / rail terminal
铁将军把门 tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked &mdash / nobody inside
铁娘子乐团 tiě niáng zǐ yuè tuán Iron
铁路货运公约  Carriage of Goods by Rail Convention
铁路连接协定  Railway Link Agreement
铁路合作组织 tiě lù hé zuò zǔ zhī Organization for Cooperation between Railways
铁路运输理事会  Council on Railway Transport
铁路运输工作队 tiě lù yùn shū gōng zuò duì Working Party on Rail Transport
铁路警察局合作处  Collaboration of rail police services
铁矿出口国家协会  Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries
铁路运输主要工作队  Principal Working Party on Rail Transport
铁打的衙门，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom) / fig. government officials come and go
Approximate Results for 铁
钢铁 gāng tiě steel
地铁 dì tiě subway / metro
铸铁 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron
磁铁 cí tiě magnet
生铁 shēng tiě pig iron
废铁 fèi tiě scrap iron
高铁 gāo tiě high speed rail
打铁 dǎ tiě to forge ironware
城铁 chéng tiě rapid transit system / urban railway
烙铁 lào tie flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron
亚铁 yà tiě ferrous
炼铁 liàn tiě smelting iron
白铁 bái tiě galvanized iron
苏铁 sū tiě sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
角铁 jiǎo tiě angle iron
锻铁 duàn tiě wrought iron
熟铁 shú tiě wrought iron
巴铁 Bā tiě Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) / (coll.) Pakistani brethren / Pakistani comrades / abbr. for 巴基斯坦鐵哥們|巴基斯坦铁哥们[Ba1 ji1 si1 tan3 tie3 ge1 men5]
搭铁 dā tiě abbr. for 搭鐵接線|搭铁接线 / chassis grounding (i.e. using the chassis as ground, to serve as a return path for current in an electric circuit)
港铁 Gǎng tiě (Hong Kong) MTR (Mass Transit Railway)
举铁 jǔ tiě (coll.) to pump iron
老铁 lǎo tiě (slang) very close friend / bro
李铁 Lǐ Tiě Li Tie (1977-), footballer
撸铁 lū tiě (coll.) to pump iron / to work out
拿铁 ná tiě latte (loanword)
轻铁 Qīng tiě Hong Kong LRT (Light Rail Transit) (abbr. for 輕便鐵路|轻便铁路)
软铁 ruǎn tiě soft iron
三铁 sān tiě triathlon (Tw) / (athletics) throwing events excluding the hammer throw (i.e. discus, javelin and shot put)
铣铁 xiǎn tiě cast iron
锈铁 xiù tiě rusty iron
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雪铁龙 Xuě tiě lóng Citroën (French car manufacturer)
地铁站 dì tiě zhàn subway station
滑铁卢 Huá tiě lú Waterloo (Belgium) / Battle of Waterloo (1815) / (fig.) a defeat
钢铁厂 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks
马口铁 mǎ kǒu tiě tinplate / tin (tin-coated steel)
电磁铁 diàn cí tiě electromagnet
电烙铁 diàn lào tie electric iron / electric soldering iron
磁铁矿 cí tiě kuàng magnetite Fe3O4
炼铁厂 liàn tiě chǎng iron foundry
吸铁石 xī tiě shí a magnet / same as 磁鐵|磁铁
赤铁矿 chì tiě kuàng hematite (red iron ore) / ferric oxide Fe2O3
马蹄铁 mǎ tí tiě horseshoe
三角铁 sān jiǎo tiě triangle (musical instrument) / angle iron
黄铁矿 huáng tiě kuàng pyrite
不锈铁 bù xiù tiě stainless iron
白口铁 bái kǒu tiě white iron
白铁矿 bái tiě kuàng marcasite
搭轻铁 dā qīng tiě Hong Kong LRT
傅铁山 fù tiě shān Michael
富铁土 Fù tiě tǔ ferrosol (soil taxonomy)
钢铁侠 Gāng tiě xiá Iron Man, comic book superhero
红铁木 hóng tiě mù ekki
菱铁矿 líng tiě kuàng siderite
李铁拐 Lǐ Tiě guǎi Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine
硫酸铁 liú suān tiě ferrous sulfate
穆铁柱 mù tiě zhù Mu
撒拉铁 Sǎ lā tiě Shealtiel (son of Jeconiah)
撒拉铁 Sā lā tiě Shealtiel (son of Jeconiah)
钛铁矿 tài tiě kuàng ilmenite FeTiO3 / titanium ore
洋铁箔 yáng tiě bó tinfoil / CL:張|张[zhang1]
斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical
青藏铁路 Qīng Zàng tiě lù Qinghai-Tibet railway
钢铁工业 gāng tiě gōng yè steel industry
趁热打铁 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot
手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom) / unarmed and defenseless
砸锅卖铁 zá guō mài tiě to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
打铁趁热 dǎ tiě chèn rè strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
点金成铁 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom) / fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
点铁成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
金戈铁马 jīn gē tiě mǎ very powerful army
磨穿铁砚 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom)
铜墙铁壁 tóng qiáng tiě bì copper wall, iron bastion (idiom) / impenetrable defense
铮铮铁汉 zhēng zhēng tiě hàn a strong and determined man (idiom)
朝韩铁路  inter-Korean railway
波纹铁板  corrugated iron sheet
钢铁之路  Iron Road
宝成铁路 Bǎo Chéng tiě lù Baoji-Chengdu Railway
宝武钢铁 Bǎo wǔ Gāng tiě Baowu, the world's largest steel maker, resulting from the merger of Baosteel 寶鋼集團|宝钢集团[Bao3 gang1 Ji2 tuan2] and Wuhan Iron and Steel 武漢鋼鐵|武汉钢铁[Wu3 han4 Gang1 tie3] in 2016
磁黄铁矿 cí huáng tiě kuàng pyrrhotite
地下铁路 dì xià tiě lù subway
二硫化铁 èr liú huà tiě pyrite
废铜烂铁 fèi tóng làn tiě scrap metal / a pile of junk
钢铁雄心 gāng tiě xióng xīn Hearts
钢铁学院 Gāng tiě Xué yuàn Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of 北京科技大學|北京科技大学[Bei3 jing1 Ke1 ji4 Da4 xue2], University of Science and Technology Beijing)
广九铁路 Guǎng Jiǔ tiě lù Guangdong and Kowloon railway
沪宁铁路 Hù Níng tiě lù Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, a.k.a. Huning Railway
胶济铁路 Jiāo Jì tiě lù Jiaonan-Jinan railway
京包铁路 jīng bāo tiě lù Jingbao
京广铁路 Jīng Guǎng Tiě lù Jing-Guang (Beijing-Guangzhou) Railway
京哈铁路 Jīng Hā tiě lù Beijing-Harbin railway
京沪高铁 Jīng Hù gāo tiě Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010 / abbr. for 京滬高速鐵路|京沪高速铁路
京九铁路 Jīng Jiǔ Tiě lù JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway
集通铁路 jí tōng tiě lù Jitong
跨欧铁路 kuà ōu tiě lù Trans-European Railway
兰青铁路 lán qīng tiě lù Lanqing
兰新铁路 Lán xīn tiě lù Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway
陇海铁路 Lǒng Hǎi tiě lù Jiangsu-Gansu railway
拿铁咖啡 ná tiě kā fēi caffe latte
偶极磁铁 ǒu jí cí tiě double-pole magnet / dipole magnet
三氯化铁 sān lu:4 huà tiě ferric chloride FeCl3
踏破铁鞋 tà pò tiě xié lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / fig. to search high and low
添加铁质 tiān jiā tiě zhì iron enrichment
网络铁路 wǎng luò tiě lù Network Rail (UK railway organization)
永久磁铁 yǒng jiǔ cí tiě a permanent magnet
粤汉铁路 Yuè Hàn Tiě lù Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 into the Jing-Guang Railway 京廣鐵路|京广铁路[Jing1 Guang3 Tie3 lu4]
恨铁不成钢 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations
缺铁性贫血  iron deficiency anaemia
六方纤铁矿  feroxyhyte
有刺铁丝圈  barbed wire roll
富钴铁锰壳  cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust / cobalt-rich iron-manganese crust / cobalt crust
马蹄铁行动  Operation Horseshoe
柯拉铁青树  coula
钢铁委员会  Iron and Steel Committee
艾菲尔铁塔 Aì fēi ěr Tiě tǎ Eiffel Tower
埃菲尔铁塔 Aī fēi ěr Tiě tǎ Eiffel Tower
磁通回流铁 cí tòng huí liú tiě return iron
大井川铁道 dà jǐng chuān tiě dào Oigawa
刀片铁丝网 dāo piàn tiě sī wǎng razor wire
泛亚铁路网 fàn yà tiě lù wǎng trans-Asian railway network
钢铁工作队 gāng tiě gōng zuò duì Working Party on Steel
金银铜铁锡 jīn yín tóng tiě xī the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
钶钽铁矿石 kē tǎn tiě kuàng shí columbotantalite / coltan
青藏铁路线 qīng zàng tiě lù xiàn Qinghai-Tibet Railway
太平洋铁木 tài píng yáng tiě mù merbau / Moluccan ironwood / kwilau
脱铁杆菌门 tuō tiě gǎn jùn mén Deferribacteraceae
有刺铁丝网 yǒu cì tiě sī wǎng barbed wire
重齿铁线子木  bullet wood / beefwood
平滑果铁苏木  grapia
美国铁路协会  Association of American Railroads
缺铁性贫血症  iron-deficiency anemia
国际铁路运单  consignment note for international rail transport
红白钢铁民兵  Besi Merah Putih militia
国际钢铁学会  International Iron and Steel Institute
环形电磁铁心  ring band core
澳门轻轨铁路 ào mén qīng guǐ tiě lù Macau
葱叶状铁木豆 cōng yè zhuàng tiě mù dòu pao rosa
非洲铁路联盟 fēi zhōu tiě lù lián méng Union of African Railways
高铁血红蛋白 gāo tiě xuè hóng dàn bái methemoglobin
国营铁路公司 guó yíng tiě lù gōng sī Public Railways Corporation
横浜市营地铁 héng bāng shì yíng dì tiě Yokohama
滑铁卢火车站 Huá tiě lú huǒ chē zhàn Waterloo Station (London)
角形铁尖板条 jué xíng tiě jiān pàn tiáo angular iron picket / angular picket
南太平洋铁路 nán tài píng yáng tiě lù Southern
人是铁饭是钢 rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright
蛇腹形铁丝网 shé fù xíng tiě sī wǎng concertina wire
武汉钢铁公司 Wǔ hàn Gāng tiě Gōng sī Wuhan Iron and Steel
非洲钢铁联合会  African Iron and Steel Association
阿拉伯钢铁联盟  Arab Iron and Steel Union
非洲铁路总计划  Railway Master Plan for Africa
阿拉伯铁路联盟  Arab Union of Railways
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