Wiktionary

鐵

See also: 铁
鐵 U+9435, 鐵
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9435
← 鐴
[U+9434] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 鐶 →
[U+9436]

Translingual edit

Traditional 鐵
Shinjitai 鉄
Simplified 铁

Han character edit

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

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. 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Note:
  • thih/thī - colloquial;
  • thiat/thet - literary.
Note:
  • ti7 - colloquial;
  • tieg4 - literary.
Rime
Character 鐵
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 透 (6)
Final (韻) 先 (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. *[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 鐵
Reading # 1/1
No. 1447
Phonetic
component 		呈
Rime
group 		質
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		鐵
Old
Chinese 		/*l̥ʰiːɡ/

Definitions edit

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 [Jyutping]  ―  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 [Jyutping]  ―  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? [Jyutping]
    What the heck do you know?
  8. a surname

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 鐵 (“iron”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 鐵
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 鐵
Mandarin Beijing 鐵
Taiwan 鐵
Harbin 鐵
Yantai (Muping) 鐵
Jinan 鐵
Wanrong 鐵
Xi'an 鐵
Yinchuan 鐵
Xining 鐵
Ürümqi 鐵
Wuhan 鐵
Chengdu 鐵
Guiyang 鐵
Guilin 鐵
Liuzhou 鐵
Xuzhou 鐵
Yangzhou 鐵
Nanjing 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
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
Conghua (Lütian) 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 Shaxi (Longdu) 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”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 槍, 槍械, 槍支
Mandarin Beijing 槍
Taiwan 槍
Tianjin 槍
Tangshan 槍
Cangzhou 槍
Baoding 槍
Shijiazhuang 槍
Chifeng 槍
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 槍
Harbin 槍
Shenyang 槍
Yantai (Muping) 槍
Qingdao 槍
Jinan 槍
Luoyang 槍
Wanrong 槍
Zhengzhou 槍
Xi'an 槍
Yinchuan 槍
Lanzhou 槍
Xining 槍
Ürümqi 槍
Wuhan 槍
Chengdu 槍
Chongqing 槍
Guiyang 槍
Kunming 槍
Guilin 槍
Liuzhou 槍
Xuzhou 槍
Yangzhou 槍
Nanjing 槍
Hefei 槍
Nantong 槍
Singapore 槍
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) 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 edit

Descendants edit

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

Others:

References edit

Japanese edit

Shinjitai

鉄

Kyūjitai

鐵

Kanji edit

鐵

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 鉄)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 鉄 (“iron”)

Readings edit

Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Hanja edit

鐵 (eumhun 쇠 철 (soe cheol))

  1. Hanja form? of 쇠 (“iron”).

Compounds edit

Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

鐵: Hán Nôm readings: thiết, sắt

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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