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铁 (tiě): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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铁 (tiě): Iron (the metal) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 铁

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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 铁

Iron as a material or object

铁 + noun/noun + 铁

In these words, 铁 refers to the metal iron or objects made from it.

钢铁 • gāng tiě • iron and steel • HSK 5

5.

Example Sentences

Gǔ古

dài代

qiú囚

fàn犯

cháng常

bèi被

dài

Information

Pinyintiě

Meaningiron (the metal)

Strokes10

Radical钅

Traditional鐵

StructureLeft-Right

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Zhuyinㄊㄧㄝˇ

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HSK 5

gāng钢

tiě铁

iron and steel

磁铁 • cí tiě • Magnet • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cí磁

tiě铁

Magnet

Rail and transportation

铁 + 路/地 + 铁/高 + 铁

In transportation terms, 铁 indicates rail-based systems.

铁路 • tiě lù • railroad • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

tiě铁

lù路

railroad

地铁 • dì tiě • underground train; tube; metro • HSK 3

HSK 3

dì地

tiě铁

underground train; tube; metro

高铁 • gāo tiě • high speed rail • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

gāo高

tiě铁

high speed rail

戴

shàng上

chén沉

zhòng重

de的

tiě铁

liàn链

。

Ancient prisoners were often put in heavy iron chains.

gōng工

chǎng厂

lǐ里

liú流

chū出

yáng烊

tiě铁

。

Molten iron flows out in the factory.

zhè这

zuò座

qiáo桥

shì是

yòng用

gāng钢

tiě铁

jiàn建

zào造

de的

。

This bridge is built with steel.

zhè这

tiáo条

tiě铁

lù路

lián连

jiē接

le了

liǎng两

gè个

dài大

chéng城

shì市

。

This railway connects two large cities.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

gōng工

jù具

shì是

yòng用

tiě铁

zhì制

chéng成

de的

。

This kind of tool is made of iron.

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帖tiēinvitation, note, or calligraphy model
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镣liàofetters
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铰jiǎohinge; shears, scissors
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钵bōearthenware basin; alms bowl
铮zhēngclanging sound; small gong

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