鐵
See also: 铁
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Translingual
| Traditional | 鐵 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 鉄 |
| Simplified | 铁 |
Han character
鐵 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+13, 21 strokes, cangjie input 金十戈土 (CJIG), four-corner 83150, composition ⿰金𢧜)
References
- KangXi: page 1323, character 37
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40945
- Dae Jaweon: page 1823, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4261, character 5
- Unihan data for U+9435
Chinese
| trad. | 鐵 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 铁 | |
| alternative forms | 𨬿 鐡 𨮯 𨫓 銕 𨬿 鐡 𨮯 𨫓 銕 鉄 䥫 鋨 | |
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Fe | |
| Previous: 錳／锰 (měng) (Mn) | |
| Next: 鈷／钴 (gǔ) (Co) | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (呈) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 挰 | *rleːŋ |
| 鋥 | *rleːŋs |
| 逞 | *l̥ʰeŋʔ |
| 裎 | *l̥ʰeŋʔ, *rleŋ |
| 悜 | *l̥ʰeŋʔ |
| 睈 | *l̥ʰeŋʔ |
| 呈 | *rleŋ, *l'eŋs |
| 程 | *rleŋ |
| 酲 | *rleŋ |
| 珵 | *rleŋ |
| 徎 | *rleŋʔ, *l̥ʰeːŋʔ |
| 郢 | *leŋʔ |
| 浧 | *leŋʔ |
| 桯 | *l̥ʰeːŋ, *ɦleːŋ |
| 鞓 | *l̥ʰeːŋ |
| 壬 | *l̥ʰeːŋʔ, *njɯm |
| 鐵 | *l̥ʰiːɡ |
| 驖 | *l̥ʰiːɡ, *l'iːɡ |
| 戜 | *l'iːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *l̥ʰiːɡ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 𢧜 (OC *l'iːɡ).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hljak (“iron”). Cognate with Tibetan ལྕགས (lcags). According to the Shuowen, alternative forms included 銕 (OC *l'iːl, *l̥ʰiːd). Compare 驖 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, *l'iːɡ, “black horse”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
鐵
- iron (Fe)
- 鐵鏽／铁锈 ― tiěxiù ― rust of iron
- (only in compounds) Short for 鐵路／铁路 (tiělù, “railway”).
- 地鐵／地铁 ― dìtiě ― subway
- 港鐵／港铁 [Cantonese] ― gong2 tit3 [Jyutping] ― MTR
- arms; weapon
- 手無寸鐵／手无寸铁 ― shǒuwúcùntiě ― weaponless; unarmed
- strong; solid; firm
- 鐵拳／铁拳 ― tiěquán ― iron fist
- 鐵漢／铁汉 ― tiěhàn ― man of iron will
- 咱倆關係鐵。／咱俩关系铁。 ― Zán liǎ guānxi tiě. ― We are on intimate terms.
- ironclad; firm; unalterable
- 鐵定／铁定 ― tiědìng ― ironclad
- 鐵的紀律／铁的纪律 ― tiě de jìlǜ ― firm discipline
- ruthless
- 鐵蹄／铁蹄 ― tiětí ― cruel oppression of the people
- 鐵石心腸／铁石心肠 ― tiěshíxīncháng ― stone-hearted
- (Cantonese, colloquial, always with the classifier) nothing; damn all; jack shit; bugger all (Classifier: 條／条)
- Synonyms: 春, 毛
- 你識條鐵咩？／你识条铁咩？ [Cantonese] ― nei5 sik1 tiu4 tit3 me1? [Jyutping] ― Do you know anything at all?
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鐵 (“iron”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 鐵 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鐵 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 鐵 |
| Taiwan | 鐵 | |
| Jinan | 鐵 | |
| Xi'an | 鐵 | |
| Wuhan | 鐵 | |
| Chengdu | 鐵 | |
| Yangzhou | 鐵 | |
| Hefei | 鐵 | |
| Singapore | 鐵 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鐵 |
| Hong Kong | 鐵 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 鐵 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 鐵 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 鐵 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 鐵 | |
| Macau | 鐵 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 鐵 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 鐵 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 鐵 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 鐵 | |
| Foshan | 鐵 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 鐵 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 鐵 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 鐵 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 鐵 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 鐵 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 鐵 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 鐵 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 鐵 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 鐵 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 鐵 | |
| Taishan | 鐵 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 鐵 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 鐵 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 鐵 | |
| Dongguan | 鐵 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 鐵 | |
| Yangjiang | 鐵 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鐵 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 鐵 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鐵 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鐵 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 鐵 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 鐵 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 鐵 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 鐵 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 鐵 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鐵仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鐵仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鐵 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鐵 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鐵 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鐵 | |
| Hong Kong | 鐵 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 鐵 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鐵 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 鐵 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 鐵 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 鐵 |
| Taipei | 鐵 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 鐵 | |
| Kaohsiung | 鐵 | |
| Yilan | 鐵 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 鐵 | |
| Taichung | 鐵仔 | |
| Tainan | 鐵 | |
| Hsinchu | 鐵 | |
| Kinmen | 鐵 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 鐵 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 鐵 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 鐵 | |
| Chaozhou | 鐵 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 鐵 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鐵 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 鐵 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鐵 |
| Wenzhou | 鐵 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鐵 |
| Shuangfeng | 鐵 | |
Compounds
Derived terms from 鐵
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (鐵):
- → Japanese: 鉄 (tetsu)
- → Korean: 철(鐵) (cheol)
Others:
- → Proto-Hmong: *ʰluwꟲ
- → Proto-Mien: *ʰrɛkᴰ
- → Proto-Tai: *ʰlekᴰ
- Proto-Southwestern Tai: *ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ
- Ahom: 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik)
- Lao: ເຫຼັກ (lek)
- Lü: ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek)
- Shan: လဵၵ်း (láek)
- Tai Nüa: ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk)
- Thai: เหล็ก (lèk)
- Nong Zhuang: liak
- Zhuang: lek, lik
- Proto-Southwestern Tai: *ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ
- → Proto-Vietic: *k-rac
- Muong: khách
- Vietnamese: sắt
- → Zhuang: diet
References
- “鐵”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A04354
Japanese
Shinjitai | 鉄 |
Kyūjitai | 鐵 |
Kanji
鐵
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 鉄)
- Kyūjitai form of 鉄 (“iron”)
Readings
- Go-on: てち (techi)
- Kan-on: てつ (tetsu)
- Kun: くろがね (kurogane, 鐵); かね (kane, 鐵)
- Nanori: けん (ken); てつ (tetsu)
Korean
Etymology
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Hanja
鐵 (eumhun 쇠 철 (soe cheol))
- Hanja form? of 쇠 (“iron”).
Compounds
- 계철 (繼鐵, gyecheol)
- 전철 (電鐵, jeoncheol)
- 지하철 (地下鐵, jihacheol)
Vietnamese
Han character
鐵: Hán Nôm readings: thiết, sắt
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