铁

tiě

iron (metal)

surname Tie; arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)

metal (钅) + lost (失) = iron

钅is the metal radical, anchoring the meaning firmly in metallurgy. 失 mainly lends the approximate sound tiě; iron is the metal that, once lost to rust, is gone.

钅+失→铁
失To losePhonetic
钅MetalSemantic

这把锁是用铁做的,非常结实。

zhè bǎ suǒ shì yòng tiě zuò de, fēicháng jiēshi。

This lock is made of iron and is very sturdy.

他们两个是铁哥们,从小一起长大。

tāmen liǎng gè shì tiě gēmen, cóng xiǎo yìqǐ zhǎng dà。

The two of them are close buddies who grew up together since childhood.

Words with 铁

铁拳

tiě quán

iron fist

铁血

tiě xuè

iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict

铁面

tiě miàn

iron mask (as defensive armor)

铁丝

tiě sī

iron wire

铁板

tiě bǎn

iron panel

炼铁厂

liàn tiě chǎng

iron foundry

铁杆

tiě gǎn

iron rod

铁环

tiě huán

an iron ring

金戈铁马

jīn gē tiě mǎ

very powerful army

金银铜铁锡

jīn yín tóng tiě xī

the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin

钛铁矿

tài tiě kuàng

ilmenite FeTiO3

铜墙铁壁

tóng qiáng tiě bì

copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense

More characters with 钅

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