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U+9435, 鐵
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9435

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

Translingual

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Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Han character

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

Derived characters

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References

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  • 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

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trad.
simp.
alternative forms
Chemical element
Fe
Previous: (měng) (Mn)
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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *l̥ʰiːɡ) : semantic (metal) + phonetic 𢧤 (). The original version, according to the Shuowen Jiezi, is 𨮯, with 大 on top, hence the original phonetic component should be not 𢧜.

Etymology

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    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

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    Note:
    • ti5 - vernacular;
    • teh6 - literary.
    Note:
    • thih/thī - vernacular;
    • thiat/thet - literary.
    Note:
    • ti7 - vernacular;
    • 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/
    Bernhard
    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

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    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

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    Compounds

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    Descendants

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

    Others:

    References

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    Japanese

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    Shinjitai

    Kyūjitai

    Kanji

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    (Hyōgai kanjikyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

    1. Kyūjitai form of (iron)

    Readings

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    • Go-on: てち (techi)
    • Kan-on: てつ (tetsu)
    • Kun: くろがね (kurogane, )かね (kane, )
    • Nanori: けん (ken)てつ (tetsu)

    Korean

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    Etymology

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    Hanja

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    (eumhun (soe cheol))

    1. hanja form? of (iron)

    Compounds

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    Vietnamese

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    Han character

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    : Hán Nôm readings: thiết, sắt

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