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U+9435, 鐵
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9435

[U+9434]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9436]

Translingual[edit]

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 167, +13, 21 strokes, cangjie input 金十戈土 (CJIG), four-corner 83150, composition 𢧜)

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: 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[edit]

trad.
simp.
alternative forms
Chemical element
Fe
Previous: (měng) (Mn)
Next: () (Co)
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Glyph origin[edit]

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *l̥ʰiːɡ) : semantic (metal) + phonetic 𢧜 (OC *l'iːɡ).

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hljak (iron). Cognate with Tibetan ལྕགས (lcags). According to the Shuowen, alternative forms included (OC *l'iːl, *l̥ʰiːd). Compare (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, *l'iːɡ, “black horse”).

Pronunciation[edit]


Note:
  • thih/thī - colloquial;
  • thiat/thet - literary.
Note:
  • ti7 - colloquial;
  • tieg4 - literary.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (6)
Final () (87)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () IV
Fanqie
Baxter thet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/tʰet̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/tʰet̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/tʰɛt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/tʰɛt̚/
Li
Rong
/tʰet̚/
Wang
Li
/tʰiet̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/tʰiet̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
tie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
tit3
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
tiě
Middle
Chinese
‹ thet ›
Old
Chinese
/*l̥ˁik/
English iron

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 1447
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*l̥ʰiːɡ/

Definitions[edit]

  1. iron (Fe)
      ―  tiěxiù  ―  rust of iron
  2. (only in compounds) Short for 鐵路铁路 (tiělù, “railway”).
      ―  tiě  ―  subway
    [Cantonese]  ―  gong2 tit3 [Jyutping]  ―  MTR
  3. arms; weapon (Classifier: c;  c)
    手無寸手无寸  ―  shǒuwúcùntiě  ―  weaponless; unarmed
    [Cantonese]  ―  to4 tit3 [Jyutping]  ―  to carry a gun
  4. strong; solid; firm
      ―  tiěquán  ―  iron fist
      ―  tiěhàn  ―  man of iron will
    關係关系  ―  Zán liǎ guānxi tiě.  ―  We are on intimate terms.
  5. ironclad; firm; unalterable
      ―  tiědìng  ―  ironclad
    紀律纪律  ―  tiě de jìlǜ  ―  firm discipline
  6. ruthless
      ―  tiě  ―  cruel oppression of the people
    石心腸石心肠  ―  tiěshíxīncháng  ―  stone-hearted
  7. (Cantonese, colloquial, always with the classifier) nothing; damn all; jack shit; bugger all (Classifier: c)
    Synonyms: (ceon1),
    [Cantonese, trad.]
    [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 sik1 tiu4 tit3 me1? [Jyutping]
    What the heck do you know?
  8. a surname

Synonyms[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Japanese: (てつ) (tetsu)
  • Korean: 철(鐵) (cheol)

Others:

References[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji[edit]

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanjikyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

  1. Kyūjitai form of (iron)

Readings[edit]

Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Hanja[edit]

(eumhun (soe cheol))

  1. Hanja form? of (iron).

Compounds[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

: Hán Nôm readings: thiết, sắt

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