Memory phrase for the character: 铁


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Meaning iron (metal)

Pronunciation

tiě

Explanation

Left: metal 钅/ (Covered in the ground are 2 gold nuggets ), right: to lose (I emphasize (= accent ) it is the husband who loses) [husband = big person with extra-caring arms ]

Mnemonic


 
The metal, you can safely lose (due to its little value) is iron.

Radicals

gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
to lose, to fail
husbandThe big person with the extra caring arms. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , lying , kneeling , skilled, bending , or slumped person)
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 Vocabulary

铁路 tiě lù  railroad; railway
电烙铁 diàn lào tiě  electric iron
铁锈 tiě xiù  rust
踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu  to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
菱铁矿 líng tiě kuàng  siderite
斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě  to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); resolute and decisive; unhesitating; definitely; without any doubt
铁饼 tiě bǐng  throwing the discus (athletics event)
铁匠 tiě jiang  blacksmith; ironworker
铁矿 tiě kuàng  iron ore; iron ore mine
生铁 shēng tiě  pig iron
铸铁 zhù tiě  pig iron; foundry iron
铸铁 zhù tiě  


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