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  *铁* | 铁* | *铁
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
HSK 3
to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears)
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烫* | 烫* | *烫
to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot
HSK 7-9
(literary) clothes iron
(Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
made of iron / strong as iron
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烙* | 烙* | *烙
to brand / to iron / to bake (in a pan)
pig iron / foundry iron
iron (golf club)
iron rod / zealous / die-hard
iron fist
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鞭* | 鞭* | *鞭
whip or lash / to flog / to whip / conductor's baton / segmented iron weapon (old) / penis (of animal, served as food)
iron ore / iron ore mine
iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锴* | 锴* | *锴
high quality iron
flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron
iron and stone
pig iron
to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire
iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict / (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die
angle iron
to iron (clothes)
iron chain
iron cooking pot
iron fist (of the state)
galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
iron tower
scrap iron
smelting iron
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *熨* | 熨* | *熨
an iron / to iron
to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot
window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell
iron wire / CL: / subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝) / railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝)
an iron law; a cast-iron rule
(standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim
molten iron
olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) / peridot
iron club / steel rod
copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
clothes iron
iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person
an iron ring
to strike while the iron is hot
angle iron
iron hoof (of the oppressor)
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
galvanized iron
lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / fig. to search high and low
(coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / (Tw) hair iron; hair tongs
iron hook
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬲* | 鬲* | *鬲
earthen pot / iron cauldron
iron shovel / spade / CL:
wrought iron
wrought iron
clothes iron
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *骃* | 骃* | *骃
iron-gray (horse)
iron hoop
strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
iron chains / shackles / (onom.) clank
iron hook at the end a long pole
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍪* | 鍪* | *鍪
iron pot / metal cap
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锩* | 锩* | *锩
to bend iron
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钑* | 钑* | *钑
(literary) small halberd with an iron handle, used as a weapon or agricultural tool / (literary) to inlay / Taiwan pr. [se4]
to iron (clothes)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钜* | 钜* | *钜
(literary) hard iron / (literary) hook; barb / used in personal names and place names / variant of
(coll.) to pump iron / to work out
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鑯* | 鑯* | *鑯
awl / sharp iron point
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鐡* | 鐡* | *鐡
variant of 鐵|铁, iron
iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬵* | 鬵* | *鬵
big iron pot / cauldron / variant of , rice pot
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *㶸* | 㶸* | *㶸
(precise meaning unknown, relates to iron) / variant of 協|协
(coll.) to pump iron
iron pillar / iron rod
iron arrow
iron ore
cast iron
to press (clothes) / to iron out (wrinkles)
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
electric iron / electric soldering iron
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
triangle (musical instrument) / angle iron
beef grilled on a hot iron plate
lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations
iron and steel works / steelworks
natural copper / chalcopyrite / copper iron sulfide CuFeS2
iron-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations without alteration
eggplant served sizzling on a hot iron plate
iron lattice / metal grid
meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain)
beck iron (corner of anvil)
hematite (red iron ore) / ferric oxide Fe2O3
Iron Man, comic book superhero
rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)
Baowu, the world's largest steel maker, resulting from the merger of Baosteel 寶鋼集團|宝钢集团 and Wuhan Iron and Steel 武漢鋼鐵|武汉钢铁 in 2016
iron pellet / shrapnel

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