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Chinese symbol for “blacksmith”

铁匠
tiě jiang
Traditional: 鐵匠
blacksmith; ironworker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for blacksmith is 铁匠 (tiě jiang), defined as: blacksmith; ironworker.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

铁 tiě
iron; strong, solid, firm
radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes
匠 jiang
artisan, craftsman, workman
radical 22 ⼕ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 铁匠.

WordPinyinMeaning
铁路 (鐵路)tiě lùrailroad; railway
地铁 (地鐵)dì tiěunderground railway; subway; subway train
钢铁 (鋼鐵)gāng tiěsteel
高铁 (高鐵)gāo tiěhigh speed rail
地铁站 (地鐵站)dì tiě zhànsubway station
铁道 (鐵道)tiě dàorailway line; rail track
工匠gōng jiàngcraftsman; artisan
木匠mù jiàngcarpenter

See also: Japanese symbol for “blacksmith”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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