Chinese symbol for “snag”
钉子
dīng zi
Traditional: 釘子
nail; snag; saboteur
The closest CC-CEDICT match for snag is 钉子 (dīng zi), defined as: nail; snag; saboteur.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “snag”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勾破 | gōu pò | (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc) |
| 钩破 (鉤破) | gōu pò | (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钉子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “snag”.
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.