• 777th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 166 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tiě (Tie3)surname Tie
2. tiě (tie3)iron (metal) • arms • weapons • hard • strong • violent • unshakeable • determined • close • tight (slang)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tiě (tie3)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

地铁 (地鐵)
地铁站 (地鐵站)
铁杆 (鐵桿)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
铁路 (鐵路)
铁面 (鐵面)
高铁 (高鐵)

Uncommon

打铁 (打鐵)
拿铁 (拿鐵)
滑铁卢 (滑鐵盧)
磁铁 (磁鐵)
钢铁 (鋼鐵)
铁人 (鐵人)
铁匠 (鐵匠)
铁塔 (鐵塔)
铁定 (鐵定)
铁岭 (鐵嶺)
铁板 (鐵板)
铁板烧 (鐵板燒)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
铁石 (鐵石)
铁丝 (鐵絲)
铁观音 (鐵觀音)
铁轨 (鐵軌)
铁道 (鐵道)
铁锅 (鐵鍋)
铁饭碗 (鐵飯碗)
铁马 (鐵馬)
雪铁龙 (雪鐵龍)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.