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鉄

tiě

Character

What 鉄 means

1. old variant of {铁|tiě}

Other readings

鉄 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhìold variant of {紩|zhì}

Example sentences

• 一项估计显示，今年的钢鉄产量将会达到一亿吨。
  Yī xiàng gūjì xiǎnshì, jīnnián de gāng tiě chǎnliàng jiānghuì dádào yī yì dūn.
  According to an estimate, steel production will reach 100 million tons this year.

Characters built on 失

These share the phonetic component 失 (shī), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 跌diēto fall; to tumble; to trip
• 迭diéalternately; repeatedly
• 瓞dié(literary) small melon

Sounds the same

Read tiě, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 铁iron (metal); arms; weapons
• 帖invitation card; notice
• 驖dark brown horse
• 鐡variant of 铁
• 銕old variant of 铁