Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 铁
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铁 |
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Meaning |
iron (metal) |
Pronunciation |
tiě |
Explanation |
Left: metal 钅/金 (Covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: to lose 失 (I emphasize ノ (= accent ノ) it is the husband 夫 who loses) [husband 夫 = big 大 person with extra-caring arms 一] |
Mnemonic
| The metal, you can safely lose (due to its little value) is iron. |
Radicals
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金
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gold, metal | (This radical is always on the left side of a character.) |
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失
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to lose, to fail | |
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夫
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husband | (The big 大 person with the extra 一 caring arms. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying  , kneeling ⺈, skilled才, bending マ,卩 or slumped 㔾 person)) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 铁路 |
tiě lù |
railroad; railway | | 电烙铁 |
diàn lào tiě |
electric iron | | 铁锈 |
tiě xiù |
rust | | 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 |
tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu |
to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily | | 菱铁矿 |
líng tiě kuàng |
siderite | | 斩钉截铁 |
zhǎn dīng jié tiě |
to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); resolute and decisive; unhesitating; definitely; without any doubt | | 铁饼 |
tiě bǐng |
throwing the discus (athletics event) | | 铁匠 |
tiě jiang |
blacksmith; ironworker | | 铁矿 |
tiě kuàng |
iron ore; iron ore mine | | 生铁 |
shēng tiě |
pig iron | | 铸铁 |
zhù tiě |
pig iron; foundry iron |
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