Chinese symbol for “crucify”
钉死
dìng sǐ
Traditional: 釘死
to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crucify is 钉死 (dìng sǐ), defined as: to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钉死.
| 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 |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die; death |
| 杀死 (殺死) | shā sǐ | to kill |
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.