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钉
釘
dìng
1. to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
2. to nail
3. to pin
4. to staple
5. to sew on
Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

钉
dīng
nail, spike
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

图钉
túdīng
thumbtack
扒钉
bādīng
cramp
木钉
mùdīng
peg
磁钉
cídīng
button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)
耳钉
ěrdīng
stud earring
舌钉
shédīng
tongue ring
螺钉
luódīng
screw
补钉
bǔding
variant of [[補丁|补丁<bǔding>]]
角钉
jiǎodīng
corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc)
钉子
dīngzi
nail
钉梢
dīngshāo
to follow sb
钉死
dìngsǐ
to nail securely
钉牢
dīngláo
to nail
钉耙
dīngpá
rake
钉螺
dīngluó
Oncomelania
钉钯
dīngbǎ
rake
钉锤
dīngchuí
nail hammer
钉头
dīngtóu
head of nail
铆钉
mǎodīng
rivet
长钉
chángdìng
spike

Alternate Entries

钉
dīng
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of [[盯<dīng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,266
Word Frequency Rank
5,462 of 84,292

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