Chinese symbol for “brad”
角钉
jiǎo dīng
Traditional: 角釘
corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc); brad
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brad is 角钉 (jiǎo dīng), defined as: corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc); brad.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 角钉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle; (fig.) point of view |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | leading role; lead; protagonist |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook |
| 视角 (視角) | shì jiǎo | angle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference |
| 三角 | sān jiǎo | triangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角学 (sān jiǎo xué)) |
| 钉子 (釘子) | dīng zi | nail; snag |
| 眼中钉 (眼中釘) | yǎn zhōng dīng | a thorn in one's side |
See also: Japanese symbol for “brad”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.