tiě

surname Tie

nounadjective HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 鐵

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

铁比木头硬。

Iron is harder than wood.

这刀是铁打的。

This knife is made of iron.