Strike while the iron is hot.
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铁
Traditional: 鐵
tiě
HSK 3.0 · 3
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tiě · tit3 (Jyutping)
- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)
- surname Tie
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Character breakdown
铁
- Meaning
- iron; strong, solid, firm
- Radical
- 钅
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰钅失
- Cangjie
- OVHQO
- Four-corner
- 8578
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