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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 铁石心肠

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
铁石心肠 tiě shí xīn cháng - to have a heart of stone
- hard-hearted
- unfeeling

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
- - 16,278 50,307 26,226

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
铁 tiě- surname Tie
铁 tiě- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)
石 shí- surname Shi
- abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2jia1zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
石 dàn- dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters
- ancient pr. [shi2]
石 shí- rock
- stone
- stone inscription
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
心 xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
肠 cháng- intestines
肠 cháng- old variant of 腸|肠[chang2]

Other Words Containing 铁石心肠

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
铁石心肠 - - 16,278 50,307 26,226