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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tie3
- English meanings
- shovel, smoothing iron, iron, ferrous, arms, Surname, Fe, ferrum, spade, weapon
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 钅; right 失.
Meaning & sound clues
钅 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “metal”.
失 is identified as the sound component (shī). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 铁.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
invitation; note; post
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Related words
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- 地铁
- 地铁站
- 铁路
- 高铁