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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 铁丝

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
铁丝 tiě sī - iron wire
- CL:根[gen1]
- subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1])
- railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1])

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 18,484 28,652 27,902

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
铁 tiě- surname Tie
铁 tiě- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)
丝 sī- silk
- thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
- classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc

Other Words Containing 铁丝

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
铁丝网 - - 13,436 31,243 55,878
铁丝 - - 18,484 28,652 27,902