Usage of the character 钉
dīng
钉
[釘]
- nail
- to follow closely
- to keep at sb (to do sth)
- variant of 盯 (dīng)
dìng
钉
[釘]
- to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
- to nail
- to pin
- to staple
- to sew on
dīngpá
钉耙
[釘耙]
- rake
dīngtóu
钉头
[釘頭]
- head of nail
bídīng
鼻钉
[鼻釘]
- nose stud; nose piercing
túdīng
图钉
[圖釘]
- thumbtack
chángdìng
长钉
[長釘]
- spike
mùdīng
木钉
[木釘]
- peg
bǔding
补钉
[補釘]
- variant of 補丁／补丁 (bǔding)
ěrdīng
耳钉
[耳釘]
- stud earring
dīngluó
钉螺
[釘螺]
- Oncomelania
dīngchuí
钉锤
[釘錘]
- nail hammer
- claw hammer
Dīngdīng
钉钉
[釘釘]
- DingTalk, business communication platform developed by Alibaba
shìdīng
饰钉
[飾釘]
- stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)
mǎodīng
铆钉
[鉚釘]
- rivet
shédīng
舌钉
[舌釘]
- tongue ring
- tongue piercing
jiǎodīng
角钉
[角釘]
- corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc)
- brad
dīngzi
钉子
[釘子]
- nail
- snag
- saboteur
dīngbǎ
钉钯
[釘鈀]
- rake
dīngláo
钉牢
[釘牢]
- to clinch (a nail)
- to nail down
cídīng
磁钉
[磁釘]
- button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)
luódīng
螺钉
[螺釘]
- screw
dīngshāo
钉梢
[釘梢]
- to follow sb
- to tail
- to shadow
- also written 盯梢 (dīngshāo)
dìngsǐ
钉死
[釘死]
- to nail securely
- to execute by means of impalement
- to crucify
bādīng
扒钉
[扒釘]
- cramp
dìngshūjī
钉书机
[釘書機]
- stapler
qǐdīngqì
起钉器
[起釘器]
- staple remover
dīngzihù
钉子户
[釘子戶]
- householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
ruǎndīngzi
软钉子
[軟釘子]
- lit. a soft nail
- fig. a tactful retort or rejection
mǎodīngqiāng
铆钉枪
[鉚釘槍]
- rivet gun
yǎnzhōngdīng
眼中钉
[眼中釘]
- a thorn in one's side
bádīngchuí
拔钉锤
[拔釘錘]
- claw hammer
èndīngr
摁钉儿
[摁釘兒]
- thumbtack
pèngdīngzi
碰钉子
[碰釘子]
- to meet with a rebuff
shèdīngqiāng
射钉枪
[射釘槍]
- nail gun
- stud gun
dàtóudīng
大头钉
[大頭釘]
- tack
- thumbtack
- push pin
qǐdīngchuí
起钉锤
[起釘錘]
- claw hammer
dìngshūdīng
订书钉
[訂書釘]
- staple (stationery)
dìngshūzhēn
钉书针
[釘書針]
- staple (variant of 訂書針／订书针 (dìngshūzhēn))
luósīdīng
螺丝钉
[螺絲釘]
- screw
zhǎndīngjiétiě
斩钉截铁
[斬釘截鐵]
- lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
qiāodīngzuānjiǎo
敲钉钻脚
[敲釘鑽腳]
- to make doubly sure (idiom)
bǎnshàngdìngdīng
板上钉钉
[板上釘釘]
- that clinches it
- that's final
- no two ways about it
jiǔchǐdīngpá
九齿钉耙
[九齒釘耙]
- The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒／猪八戒 ( Zhū Bājiè))
yǎnzhōngdīng,ròuzhōngcì
眼中钉，肉中刺
[眼中釘，肉中刺]
- a thorn in one's side
dīngshìdīng,mǎoshìmǎo
钉是钉，铆是铆
[釘是釘，鉚是鉚]
- lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom)
- fig. meticulous
- conscientious
- unambiguous
nèiliùjiǎoyuánzhùtóuluódīng
内六角圆柱头螺钉
[內六角圓柱頭螺釘]
- hexagon socket head cap screw
yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng
永不生锈的螺丝钉
[永不生銹的螺絲釘]
- a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒／雷锋 ( Léi Fēng), to whom the metaphor is attributed