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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 铁窗

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
铁窗 tiě chuāng - window with an iron grating (apartment etc)
- barred window of a prison cell

List Ranking for: 铁窗

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 23,762 53,079 50,904

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
铁 tiě- surname Tie
铁 tiě- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)
窗 chuāng- window
- CL:扇[shan4]
窗 chuāng- old variant of 窗[chuang1]
窗 chuāng- variant of 窗[chuang1]
窗 chuāng- variant of 窗[chuang1]
窗 chuāng- variant of 窗[chuang1]

Other Words Containing 铁窗

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
铁窗 - - 23,762 53,079 50,904