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Chinese symbol for “spike”

长钉
cháng dìng
Traditional: 長釘
spike

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spike is 长钉 (cháng dìng), defined as: spike.

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

长 cháng
long, lasting; to excel in
radical 168 ⾧ · 4 strokes
钉 dìng
nail, spike
radical 167 ⾦ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “spike”

WordPinyinMeaning
尖峰jiān fēngsharp peak (landform); (fig.) peak
叩球kòu qiúspike (volleyball)
扣球kòu qiúto smash a ball; to spike
扣杀 (扣殺)kòu shāto smash a ball; to spike

Related words

Other words that share a character with 长钉.

WordPinyinMeaning
增长 (增長)zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
长期 (長期)cháng qīlong-term; for a protracted period
部长 (部長)bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief
成长 (成長)chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow
市长 (市長)shì zhǎngmayor
家长 (家長)jiā zhǎnghead of a household; family head
钉子 (釘子)dīng zinail; snag
眼中钉 (眼中釘)yǎn zhōng dīnga thorn in one's side

See also: Japanese symbol for “spike”.

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.

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