tiě

iron

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

失 sound component

  Sound component

shī

  

lose

Evolution

铁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
铁 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
铁 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
铁 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

tiě

iron; strong, solid, firm; iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)

() 

Tiě

surname Tie

Most common words with 铁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

arms

地铁

subway

铁路

railroad

钢铁

steel

铁轨

rail