铁

鐵
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surname Tie

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

铁 combines 钅 metal, the meaning part, with 失 shī, which gives the sound. It first meant black metal. That grew to iron and steel, then to hard or strong like iron.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

铁tiě
iron

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