熟铁

熟鐵
shútiě
noun #55,355

Meanings

  1. 1 wrought iron

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shútiě bǐ shēngtiě ruǎn, róngyì dǎzào.
Wrought iron is softer than cast iron and easy to forge.
HSK 7-9
Lǎo tiějiang bǎ shútiě shāohóng, dǎchéng le yì bǎ liándāo.
The old blacksmith heated the wrought iron red-hot and hammered it into a sickle.

Tips

usage
生 "raw" and 熟 "worked" sort iron: 生铁 (cast or pig iron) is hard, brittle and high in carbon, good for casting, while 熟铁 is low in carbon, soft and easy to forge. 熟 takes its standard reading here, not the spoken shóu.

Stroke Order

熟 shú
铁 tiě