Chinese symbol for “tack”
大头钉
dà tóu dīng
Traditional: 大頭釘
tack; thumbtack; push pin
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tack is 大头钉 (dà tóu dīng), defined as: tack; thumbtack; push pin.
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
Other Chinese words for “tack”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绷 (繃) | bēng | to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin) |
| 转帆 (轉帆) | zhuǎn fān | to tack (of sailing ship); to jibe |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大头钉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 钉子 (釘子) | dīng zi | nail; snag |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tack”.
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.