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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
iron lattice / metal grid
iron club / steel rod
lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / fig. to search high and low
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
iron hook
copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
eggplant served sizzling on a hot iron plate
iron fist (of the state)
lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
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
to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot
strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
iron pillar / iron rod
electric iron / electric soldering iron
beef grilled on a hot iron plate
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)
wrought iron
(coll.) to pump iron / to work out
clothes iron
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)
iron and stone
to strike while the iron is hot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬲* | 鬲* | *鬲
earthen pot / iron cauldron
scrap iron
Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
iron hoof (of the oppressor)
Iron Man, comic book superhero
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
triangle (musical instrument) / angle iron
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鈒* | 鈒* | *鈒
(literary) small halberd with an iron handle, used as a weapon or agricultural tool / (literary) to inlay / Taiwan pr. [se4]
an iron ring
meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain)
(coll.) to pump iron
made of iron / strong as iron
lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations
to press (clothes) / to iron out (wrinkles)
(coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / (Tw) hair iron; hair tongs
iron pellet / shrapnel
Wuhan Iron and Steel
pig iron
iron shovel / spade / CL:
pig iron / foundry iron
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-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations without alteration
iron fist
iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict / (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die
iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person
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)
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
molten iron
ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) / peridot
hematite (red iron ore) / ferric oxide Fe2O3
to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire
iron and steel works / steelworks
iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
(Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)
mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
(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. 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 arrow
angle iron
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錈* | 錈* | *錈
to bend iron
fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate
lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell
white iron
flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron
the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍇* | 鍇* | *鍇
high quality iron
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鑯* | 鑯* | *鑯
awl / sharp iron point
to iron (clothes)
iron ore
galvanized iron
(standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim
iron hoop
curling iron
iron hook at the end a long pole
non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)
iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week
clothes iron
iron ore / iron ore mine
cast iron
iron tower
iron cooking pot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *熨* | 熨* | *熨
an iron / to iron
iron chains / shackles / (onom.) clank
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom) / fig. government officials come and go
galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
natural copper / chalcopyrite / copper iron sulfide CuFeS2
wrought iron
iron chain
angle iron
smelting iron

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