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dīng

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dīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dīng | ding1
English translation
nail, spike

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About dīng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

dīng

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

A metal  jīn nail Dīng Dīng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of dīng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

釒丁

Explanation

Simplified form of dīng . Phonosemantic compound. Jīn represents the meaning and Dīng represents the sound.

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Words with dīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dīng nail dīng
钉子 dīng zi nail釘子
螺钉 luó dīng screw螺釘
铆钉 mǎo dīng rivet鉚釘
斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě unhesitating斬釘截鐵
眼中钉 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side眼中釘
板上钉钉 bǎn shàng dìng dīng that clinches it板上釘釘
钉子户 dīng zi hù householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers釘子戶
螺丝钉 luó sī dīng screw螺絲釘
钉螺 dīng luó Oncomelania釘螺
图钉 tú dīng thumbtack圖釘
碰钉子 pèng dīng zi to meet with a rebuff碰釘子
钉耙 dīng pá rake釘耙
钉锤 dīng chuí nail hammer釘錘
软钉子 ruǎn dīng zi lit. a soft nail軟釘子
钉牢 dīng láo to nail down釘牢
钉梢 dīng shāo to tail釘梢
铆钉枪 mǎo dīng qiāng rivet gun鉚釘槍
扒钉 bā dīng cramp扒釘

dīng Decomposition & Compounds

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