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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
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  *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
wrought iron
to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire
(literary) clothes iron
Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of 北京科技大學|北京科技大学, University of Science and Technology Beijing)
lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / fig. to search high and low
iron foundry
pig iron / foundry iron
iron fist
iron (golf club)
iron rod / zealous / die-hard
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鞭* | 鞭* | *鞭
whip or lash / to flog / to whip / conductor's baton / segmented iron weapon (old) / penis (of animal, served as food)
hematite (red iron ore) / ferric oxide Fe2O3
the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin
iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
curling iron
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  *锴* | 锴* | *锴
high quality iron
(Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)
flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron
iron and stone
pig iron
iron fist (of the state)
use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钑* | 钑* | *钑
(literary) small halberd with an iron handle, used as a weapon or agricultural tool / (literary) to inlay / Taiwan pr. [se4]
iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict / (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die
angle iron
iron chain
iron cooking pot
galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
iron tower
scrap iron
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  *烙* | 烙* | *烙
to brand / to iron / to bake (in a pan)
smelting 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)
(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
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 pellet / shrapnel
galvanized iron
lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
(coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / (Tw) hair iron; hair tongs
iron hook at the end a long pole
iron hook
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  *鬲* | 鬲* | *鬲
earthen pot / iron cauldron
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *骃* | 骃* | *骃
iron-gray (horse)
iron hoop
strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍪* | 鍪* | *鍪
(archaic) iron pot / (archaic) battle helmet
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  *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
to iron (clothes)
iron shovel / spade / CL:
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  *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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鑯* | 鑯* | *鑯
awl / sharp iron point
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  *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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬵* | 鬵* | *鬵
big iron pot / cauldron / variant of , rice pot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *㶸* | 㶸* | *㶸
(precise meaning unknown, relates to iron) / variant of 協|协
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  *熨* | 熨* | *熨
an iron / to iron
mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
(coll.) to pump iron
iron pillar / iron rod
iron ore
cast iron
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)
to iron (clothes)
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
made of iron / strong as iron
iron lattice / metal grid
meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain)
beck iron (corner of anvil)
Iron Man, comic book superhero
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
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
non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)

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