钉 — Chinese character
钉
dīng
nail, spike
- Pinyin
- dīng
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 钅 丁
- Formation
- ideographic — A metal 钅 nail 丁; 丁 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 釘
Common words with 钉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钉子 (釘子) | dīng zi | nail; snag |
| 眼中钉 (眼中釘) | yǎn zhōng dīng | a thorn in one's side |
| 斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵) | zhǎn dīng jié tiě | (lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical |
| 铆钉 (鉚釘) | mǎo dīng | rivet |
| 螺钉 (螺釘) | luó dīng | screw |
| 螺丝钉 (螺絲釘) | luó sī dīng | screw |
| 钉死 (釘死) | dìng sǐ | to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement |
| 钉子户 (釘子戶) | dīng zi hù | householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers |
| 板上钉钉 (板上釘釘) | bǎn shàng dìng dīng | that clinches it; that's final |
| 图钉 (圖釘) | tú dīng | thumbtack |
| 钉螺 (釘螺) | dīng luó | Oncomelania |
| 耳钉 (耳釘) | ěr dīng | stud earring |
English words written with 钉
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.