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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)

饰钉
shìdīng
stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)
图钉
túdīng
thumbtack
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
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钉钯
dīngbǎ
rake
钉锤
dīngchuí
nail hammer
钉头
dīngtóu
head of nail
铆钉
mǎodīng
rivet
长钉
chángdìng
spike
扒钉
bādīng
cramp
木钉
mùdīng
peg

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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