Chinese character

钉

dīng

nail, spike

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7 strokesRadical 钅No. 1325Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

nail, spike
nail
to follow closely
to keep at sb (to do sth)
variant of 盯[ding1]

Pinyin

dīngdìng

Simplified / Traditional

钉→釘

Variant forms: 釘

Variant forms

釘dīng

Components

钅jīn 丁dīng

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A metal 钅 nail 丁; 丁 also provides the pronunciation

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钉

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Words

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钉子钉子dīng zinail; snag; saboteur 斩钉截铁斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiě(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesit…螺丝钉螺丝钉luó sī dīngscrew

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money, currency, coins

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