钉
2 readings · tap one to hear it
nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 金 +2
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 釘
- Common rank
- #1,476
- Unicode
- U+9489
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 钉 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A metal 钅 nail 丁; 丁 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
nail · Heisig RSH #284
金 gold
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 钉
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼中钉，肉中刺 | a thorn in one's side | |
| 大头钉 | tack; thumbtack; push pin | |
| 眼中钉 | a thorn in one's side | |
| 钉书机 | variant of 訂書機|订书机[ding4 shu1 ji1] | |
| 起钉器 | staple remover | |
| 钉子户 | householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers | |
| 软钉子 | lit. a soft nail; fig. a tactful retort or rejection | |
| 内六角圆柱头螺钉 | hexagon socket head cap screw | |
| 钉子 | nail; snag; saboteur | |
| 钉头 | head of nail | |
| 钉书针 | variant of 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1] | |
| 长钉 | spike | |
| 射钉枪 | nail gun; stud gun | |
| 板上钉钉 | that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it | |
| 木钉 | peg | |
| 角钉 | corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc); brad | |
| 钉死 | to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify | |
| 永不生锈的螺丝钉 | a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless con… | |
| 图钉 | thumbtack | |
| 耳钉 | stud earring |