Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 𢧤 represents the sound.
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
鐵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鐵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鐵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鐵
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
鐵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鐵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鐵
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鐵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铁 / 鐵 [Tiě]
surname Tie
铁 / 鐵 [tiě]
iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
Japanese
- iron (Fe)
- steel
- iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.)
- railway
- railway enthusiast
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鐵 くろがね
Kurogane surname
鐵 てつ
Tetsu surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
地铁 [dìtiě] #3,421
subway
铁路 [tiělù] #6,641
railroad
钢铁 [gāngtiě] #9,437
steel
铁轨 [tiěguǐ] #10,764
rail
铁匠 [tiějiang] #11,740
blacksmith
地铁站 [dìtiězhàn] #11,216
subway station
铁道部 [Tiědàobù] #9,102
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[JiāotōngYùnshūbù]
铁链 [tiěliàn] #12,656
iron chain
磁铁 [cítiě] #12,938
magnet
铁丝网 [tiěsīwǎng] #13,436
wire netting
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)