CHARACTERS / TIE

“tie” is 3 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 铁tiěiron (metal)HSK 3 · TONE 3
2. 贴tiēto stickHSK 5 · TONE 1
3. 帖tiēfitting snuglyHSK 6 · TONE 1