釘 dīng

nail, spike; pursue closely

DEFINITIONS

釘 dīng
  • nail
  • to follow closely
  • to keep at sb (to do sth)
  • variant of 盯[ding1]
釘 dìng
  • to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
  • to nail
  • to pin
  • to staple
  • to sew on

WORDS

軟釘子 ruǎn dīng zi lit. a soft nail; fig. a tactful retort or rejection
釘子 dīng zi nail; snag; saboteur
釘子戶 dīng zi hù householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
釘書機 dìng shū jī stapler
釘書針 dìng shū zhēn staple; also written 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1]
釘梢 dīng shāo to follow sb; to tail; to shadow; also written 盯梢[ding1 shao1]
釘死 dìng sǐ to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify
釘牢 dīng láo to clinch (a nail); to nail down
釘耙 dīng pá rake
釘螺 dīng luó Oncomelania
釘鈀 dīng bǎ rake
釘錘 dīng chuí nail hammer; claw hammer
釘頭 dīng tóu head of nail
鉚釘 mǎo dīng rivet
鉚釘槍 mǎo dīng qiāng rivet gun
長釘 cháng dìng spike
飾釘 shì dīng stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)
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