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  *鐵* | 鐵* | *鐵
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
  *燙* | 燙* | *燙
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
galvanized iron
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
iron ore / iron ore mine
(standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim
iron hoof (of the oppressor)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬲* | 鬲* | *鬲
earthen pot / iron cauldron
molten iron
triangle (musical instrument) / angle iron
Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鞭* | 鞭* | *鞭
whip or lash / to flog / to whip / conductor's baton / segmented iron weapon (old) / penis (of animal, served as food)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍇* | 鍇* | *鍇
high quality iron
iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
iron fist
pig iron / foundry iron
galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
clothes iron
(coll.) to pump iron / to work out
flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *熨* | 熨* | *熨
an iron / to iron
iron tower
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鉅* | 鉅* | *鉅
hard iron / hook / variant of / variant of 詎|讵
iron cooking pot
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)
scrap iron
window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
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
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烙* | 烙* | *烙
to brand / to iron / to bake (in a pan)
iron chain
olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) / peridot
to strike while the iron is hot
copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
an iron ring
non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)
pig iron
ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain)
iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person
to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot
wrought iron
wrought iron
iron hoop
strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
smelting iron
hematite (red iron ore) / ferric oxide Fe2O3
lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
electric iron / electric soldering iron
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
iron fist (of the state)
iron chains / shackles / (onom.) clank
angle iron
made of iron / strong as iron
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
iron shovel / spade / CL:
lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錈* | 錈* | *錈
to bend 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
Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙 in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine
(coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / (Tw) hair iron; hair tongs
cast iron
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鈒* | 鈒* | *鈒
(literary) small halberd with an iron handle, used as a weapon or agricultural tool / (literary) to inlay / Taiwan pr. [se4]
iron club / steel rod
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鑯* | 鑯* | *鑯
awl / sharp iron point
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *駰* | 駰* | *駰
iron-gray (horse)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍪* | 鍪* | *鍪
iron pot / metal cap
to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire
natural copper / chalcopyrite / copper iron sulfide CuFeS2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鐡* | 鐡* | *鐡
variant of 鐵|铁, iron
white iron
(literary) clothes iron
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬵* | 鬵* | *鬵
big iron pot / cauldron / variant of , rice pot
to iron (clothes)
(coll.) to pump iron
rusty iron
to press (clothes) / to iron out (wrinkles)
iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week
clothes iron
Iron Man, comic book superhero
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *㶸* | 㶸* | *㶸
(precise meaning unknown, relates to iron) / variant of 協|协
fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate
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
(Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)
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
beck iron (corner of anvil)
iron defense / defensive gate or wall (refers to the Great Wall)
iron-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations without alteration
stainless iron
iron pellet / shrapnel
curling iron
iron hook at the end a long pole
Wuhan Iron and Steel
iron foundry
to iron (clothes)
angle iron

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