鐵

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See also: 铁
鐵 U+9435, 鐵
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9435
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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 ⿰釒𢧜)

Derived characters

References

  • 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

trad. 鐵
simp. 铁
alternative forms
𨬿
鐡
𨮯
𨫓
銕
𨬿
鐡
𨮯
𨫓
銕
鉄
䥫
鋨
 
Chemical element
Fe
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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／形声, 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

    Note:
    • ti5 - vernacular;
    • teh6 - literary.
    Note:
    • thih/thī - vernacular;
    • thiat/thet - literary.
    Note:
    • ti7 - vernacular;
    • tieg4 - literary.
    Rime
    Character 鐵
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 透 (6)
    Final (韻) 屑 (87)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) IV
    Fanqie 他結切
    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
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 鐵
    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. * 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 鐵
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 1447
    Phonetic
    component         		呈
    Rime
    group         		質
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		鐵
    Old
    Chinese         		/*l̥ʰiːɡ/

    Definitions

    鐵

    1. iron (Fe)
      鐵鏽／铁锈  ―  tiěxiù  ―  rust of iron
    2. (only in compounds) Short for 鐵路／铁路 (tiělù, “railway”).
      地鐵／地铁  ―  dìtiě  ―  subway
      港鐵／港铁 [Cantonese]  ―  gong2 tit3   ―  MTR
    3. arms; weapon (Classifier: 條／条 c; 嚿 c)
      手無寸鐵／手无寸铁  ―  shǒuwúcùntiě  ―  weaponless; unarmed
      陀鐵／陀铁 [Cantonese]  ―  to4 tit3   ―  to carry a gun
    4. 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.
    5. ironclad; firm; unalterable
      鐵定／铁定  ―  tiědìng  ―  ironclad
      鐵的紀律／铁的纪律  ―  tiě de jìlǜ  ―  firm discipline
    6. ruthless
      鐵蹄／铁蹄  ―  tiětí  ―  cruel oppression of the people
      鐵石心腸／铁石心肠  ―  tiěshíxīncháng  ―  stone-hearted
    7. (Cantonese, colloquial, always with the classifier) nothing; damn all; jack shit; bugger all (Classifier: 條／条 c)
      Synonyms: 春 (ceon1), 毛
      你識條鐵咩？ [Cantonese, trad.]
      你识条铁咩？ [Cantonese, simp.]
      nei5 sik1 tiu4 tit3 me1?
      What the heck do you know?
    8. a surname

    Synonyms

    Dialectal synonyms of 鐵 (“iron”)
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 鐵
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 鐵
    Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 鐵
    Taiwan 鐵
    Harbin 鐵
    Singapore 鐵
    Jilu Mandarin Jinan 鐵
    Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 鐵
    Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 鐵
    Xi'an 鐵
    Xining 鐵
    Xuzhou 鐵
    Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 鐵
    Ürümqi 鐵
    Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 鐵
    Wuhan 鐵
    Guiyang 鐵
    Guilin 鐵
    Liuzhou 鐵
    Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 鐵
    Yangzhou 鐵
    Hefei 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, Xiangzhou) 鐵
    Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
    Hepu (Lianzhou) 鐵
    Hepu (Shatian) 鐵
    Qinzhou 鐵
    Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) 鐵
    Beihai 鐵
    Beihai (Nankang) 鐵
    Beihai (Yingpan) 鐵
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 鐵
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 鐵
    Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 鐵
    Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 鐵
    Singapore (Guangfu) 鐵
    Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 鐵
    Móng Cái 鐵
    Gan Nanchang 鐵
    Lichuan 鐵
    Pingxiang 鐵
    Hakka Meixian 鐵
    Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 鐵
    Dongguan (Qingxi) 鐵
    Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 鐵
    Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 鐵
    Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 鐵
    Yudu 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
    Huizhou Jixi 鐵
    Jin Taiyuan 鐵
    Xinzhou 鐵
    Northern Min Jian'ou 鐵
    Eastern Min Fuzhou 鐵
    Southern Min 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
    Leizhou 鐵
    Haikou 鐵
    Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 鐵
    Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 鐵
    Wu Shanghai 鐵
    Shanghai (Chongming) 鐵
    Suzhou 鐵
    Danyang 鐵
    Hangzhou 鐵
    Wenzhou 鐵
    Jinhua 鐵
    Xiang Changsha 鐵
    Loudi 鐵
    Shuangfeng 鐵
    Hengyang 鐵
    Dialectal synonyms of 槍 (“gun; firearm”)
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 槍, 槍械, 槍支
    Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 槍
    Taiwan 槍
    Chifeng 槍
    Hulunbuir (Hailar) 槍
    Harbin 槍
    Shenyang 槍
    Singapore 槍
    Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) 槍
    Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 槍
    Tangshan 槍
    Cangzhou 槍
    Baoding 槍
    Shijiazhuang 槍
    Jinan 槍
    Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 槍
    Qingdao 槍
    Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 槍
    Wanrong 槍
    Zhengzhou 槍
    Xi'an 槍
    Xining 槍
    Xuzhou 槍
    Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 槍
    Lanzhou 槍
    Ürümqi 槍
    Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 槍
    Chongqing 槍
    Wuhan 槍
    Guiyang 槍
    Kunming 槍
    Guilin 槍
    Liuzhou 槍
    Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 槍
    Yangzhou 槍
    Nantong 槍
    Hefei 槍
    Cantonese Guangzhou 槍
    Hong Kong 槍, 炮, 鐵
    Taishan 槍
    Dongguan 槍
    Singapore (Guangfu) 槍
    Gan Lichuan 槍
    Pingxiang 槍
    Hakka Meixian 槍
    Yudu 槍
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 銃仔
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 銃仔
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 銃仔
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 銃
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 銃
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 銃
    Huizhou Jixi 槍
    Shexian 槍
    Jin Taiyuan 槍
    Xinzhou 槍
    Linhe 槍
    Jining 槍
    Hohhot 槍
    Zhangjiakou 槍
    Handan 槍
    Eastern Min Fuzhou 槍, 銃
    Matsu 槍
    Southern Min Xiamen 銃, 銃支
    Quanzhou 銃, 銃支
    Jinjiang 銃
    Zhangzhou 銃, 銃支
    Zhangpu 銃
    Tainan 銃
    Penang (Hokkien) 銃
    Singapore (Hokkien) 銃, 銃支
    Manila (Hokkien) 銃
    Shantou 槍
    Jieyang 銃, 槍
    Haikou 槍
    Puxian Min Putian 銃
    Xianyou 銃
    Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 槍
    Wu Shanghai 槍
    Shanghai (Chongming) 槍
    Suzhou 槍
    Danyang 槍
    Hangzhou 槍
    Jinhua 槍
    Xiang Changsha 槍
    Loudi 槍

    Compounds

    Descendants

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

    Others:

    References

    Japanese

    Shinjitai

    		鉄

    Kyūjitai

    		鐵

    Kanji

    鐵

    (Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 鉄)

    1. 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

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Hanja

    鐵 (eumhun 쇠 철 (soe cheol))

    1. hanja form? of 쇠 (“iron”)

    Compounds

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    鐵: Hán Nôm readings: thiết, sắt

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