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恨铁不成钢

恨
恨
铁
鐵
不
不
成
成
钢
鋼
lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations

Characters and words in 恨铁不成钢

恨
hèn = h + (e)n4
to hate / to regret
Add a new mnemonic for 恨 = 忄 + 艮
铁
鐵
tiě = ti + e3
surname Tie
Add a new mnemonic for 铁 = 失 + 钅
铁
鐵
tiě = ti + e3
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
Add a new mnemonic for 铁 = 失 + 钅
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜
不
成
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
成
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
surname Cheng
Add a new mnemonic for 成 = 万 + 戈
Add a new mnemonic for 成 = 戊 + 丁
成
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
Add a new mnemonic for 成 = 万 + 戈
Add a new mnemonic for 成 = 戊 + 丁
钢
鋼
gāng = g + ang1
steel
Add a new mnemonic for 钢 = 冈 + 钅
Add a new mnemonic for 鋼 = 金 + 岡

Words with 恨铁不成钢

恨铁不成钢 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 恨铁不成钢

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