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Chinese symbol for “hematite”

赤铁矿
chì tiě kuàng
Traditional: 赤鐵礦
hematite (red iron ore); ferric oxide Fe2O3

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hematite is 赤铁矿 (chì tiě kuàng), defined as: hematite (red iron ore); ferric oxide Fe2O3.

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

赤 chì
red, scarlet; blushing; bare, naked
radical 155 ⾚ · 7 strokes
铁 tiě
iron; strong, solid, firm
radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes
矿 kuàng
mine; mineral, ore
radical 112 ⽯ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 赤铁矿.

WordPinyinMeaning
赤道chì dàoequator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator
赤字chì zì(financial) deficit; red letter
赤裸chì luǒnaked; bare
赤裸裸chì luǒ luǒbare; naked
赤脚 (赤腳)chì jiǎobarefoot
赤手空拳chì shǒu kōng quán(idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
铁路 (鐵路)tiě lùrailroad; railway
地铁 (地鐵)dì tiěunderground railway; subway; subway train
煤矿 (煤礦)méi kuàngcoal mine; coal seam

See also: Japanese symbol for “hematite”.

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.