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tiě = ti + e3
surname Tie
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tiě = ti + e3
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
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How to pronounce 铁

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e3 final

In the elevator’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

铁 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shī = sh + Ø1
to lose / to miss / to fail
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 铁 as component

铁 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 铁

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subway / metro
railroad / railway / CL:條|条[tiao2]

Sentences with 铁

铁 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tiě

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