Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced tie
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced tie, including 铁 tiě, 贴 tiē. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say tie, release air on the aspirated t, glide into ie, and ride the tone — keep it joined as one sound.
Initial t
Start the syllable on the initial t, then run straight into the final ie — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ie
Settle the final ie into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (铁 tiě, 贴 tiē) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound tie, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
tie turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 贴 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 铁 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing tie inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.