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Chinese symbol for “pyrite”

黄铁矿
huáng tiě kuàng
Traditional: 黃鐵礦
pyrite

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pyrite is 黄铁矿 (huáng tiě kuàng), defined as: pyrite.

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

黄 huáng
yellow; surname
radical 201 ⿈ · 11 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 黄铁矿.

WordPinyinMeaning
黄金 (黃金)huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity)
黄色 (黃色)huáng sèyellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic
黄昏 (黃昏)huáng hūndusk; evening
黄瓜 (黃瓜)huáng guācucumber; 条 (tiáo)
金黄 (金黃)jīn huánggolden yellow; golden
黄牛 (黃牛)huáng niúox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc
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 “pyrite”.

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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