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

子 ruǎn dīng zi lit. a soft nail; fig. a tactful retort or rejection
子 dīng zi nail; snag; saboteur
子戶 dīng zi hù householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
書機 dìng shū jī stapler
書針 dìng shū zhēn staple; also written 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1]
梢 dīng shāo to follow sb; to tail; to shadow; also written 盯梢[ding1 shao1]
死 dìng sǐ to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify
牢 dīng láo to clinch (a nail); to nail down
耙 dīng pá rake
螺 dīng luó Oncomelania
鈀 dīng bǎ rake
錘 dīng chuí nail hammer; claw hammer
頭 dīng tóu head of nail
mǎo dīng rivet
槍 mǎo dīng qiāng rivet gun
cháng dìng spike
shì dīng stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)