ㄉㄧㄥ

dīng

nail

钉 is a 7 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as dīng in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as dìng.

In traditional Chinese the character 釘 is used.

It is made up of the components 钅 (gold) and 丁 (thong).

  • 钉
    ㄉㄧㄥ

    dīng

    nail

    • 钅
      ㄐㄧㄣ

      jīn

      gold

    • 丁
      ㄉㄧㄥ

      dīng

      thong

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 钉

dīng
dìng

Definitions for 钉 pronounced as dīng

  • nail
  • to follow closely
  • to keep at sb (to do sth)
  • variant of 盯[ding1]

Definitions for 钉 pronounced as dìng

  • to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
  • to nail
  • to pin
  • to staple
  • to sew on

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