dīng

钉

nail, spike

HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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Words with 钉

钉子 dīng zi nail; snag HSK 7–9
碰钉子 pèng dīng zi to meet with a rebuff HSK 7–9
螺丝钉 luó sī dīng screw
斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

Character facts

Radical
钅 gold, metal; money
Parts
钅 + 丁
Structure
Left–right
Traditional
釘
Unicode
U+9489

Ideographic: A metal 钅 nail 丁; 丁 also provides the pronunciation