This paper aims to take the traditional Chinese iron as the research object, study its shape classification and modeling features,excavate the wisdom and cultural connotation of traditional creation and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture. From the perspective of design and combined with archaeological typology, this paper studied the shape classification and modeling characteristics of the 37 traditional irons collected from the image available and extant. Considering the basic shape and structural characteristics of traditional iron, it can be divided into three types and five styles, such as bucket-shaped, boat-shaped and bird-shaped. The evolution trajectory of traditional iron is summarized on the basis of shape classification, and the creation ideas of traditional iron is refined from three aspects :structure function, modeling decoration and cultural connotation. The common shapes and structures of Chinese traditional irons are researched, and the logic of "use for the benefit of people" expressed in the structure and function, the way of "making vessels and worshiping images" reflected in the modeling decoration, and the wisdom of" vessels to carry the way" reflected in the cultural connotation are explored, which provides a theoretical basis for the inheritance and development of traditional ideas of creation.