Dong Chinese dictionary

tiě

iron

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 失 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鐵.

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn

metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

失 Sound component

shī

lose

铁 and 失 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.铁 /*l̥ˤik/
失 /*l̥i[t]/

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional 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

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