钉(dīng)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 釘
Readingsdīngdìng

nail

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Character information

Pinyin
dīng / dìng
Meaning
nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
釘

Origin & structure

Where 钉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰钅丁

A metal 钅 nail 丁; 丁 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

钅jīn丁dīng

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 釘: A metal 釒 nail 丁; 丁 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 钉 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 钉

Common words using 钉 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dīng钉zi子
HSK 7-9

nail

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tú图dīng钉

thumbtack

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bā扒dīng钉

cramp

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mù木dīng钉

peg

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zhǎn斩dīng钉jié截tiě铁

(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)

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bǎn板shàng上dìng钉dīng钉

that clinches it

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yǎn眼zhōng中dīng钉

a thorn in one's side

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ěr耳dīng钉

stud earring

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 钉’s common words

子图扒木斩截铁板

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