dīng

HSK 7-9
common
noun
verb

Meaning of

钉 means nail; tack; keep close tabs on; stalk. Pronounced dīng. HSK 7-9.

  • nail; tack
  • keep close tabs on; stalk
  • urge; remind repeatedly

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qiáng
shàng
dìng
le
dīng
ér
guà
fu
 

A nail was hammered into the wall to hang clothes.

yào
chuí
zi
dīng
zi
lái
xiū
zi
 

I need a hammer and some nails to fix the chair.

Luó
dīng
dìng
zài
bǎn
shàng
gèng
láo
 

Screws are more secure when hammered into wooden boards.

Zhè
chōu
ti
sōng
le
 
děi
zhǎo
dīng
zi
dìng
xià
 

This drawer is loose, I need to find a nail to fix it.

zhào
piàn
yòng
dīng
zi
dìng
zài
gōng
gào
lán
shàng
 

Hammer the photo onto the bulletin board with a nail.