钉 dìng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
钉
dìng
to nail; to fasten with nails
Character
Example phrases
- 木匠把木板钉在窗框上，防止暴风把玻璃震碎。 Mùjiàng bǎ mùbǎn dìng zài chuāngkuàng shàng, fángzhǐ bàofēng bǎ bōli zhèn suì. The carpenter nailed the board to the window frame to prevent the storm from shattering the glass.
- 请帮我把这幅画钉在墙上。 Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ zhè fú huà dìng zài qiáng shàng. Please help me nail this picture to the wall.
- 爸爸拿着锤子，在门上钉了一块牌子。 Bàba ná zhe chuízi, zài mén shàng dìng le yí kuài páizi. Dad took a hammer and nailed a sign to the door.
Related words
- 钉子 dīngzi nail
- 碰钉子 pèngdīngzi to meet with a rebuff; to hit a snag
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě resolute and decisive; firm and categorical
- 打磨 dǎmó to polish; to refine
- 糊 hú to paste; to plaster; to stick on
- 分割 fēngē to divide; to cut apart; to separate
- 掰 bāi to break off with the hands; to bend apart
- 焚烧 fénshāo to burn; to incinerate
- 裁 cái to cut; to reduce; to dismiss staff
- 粉碎 fěnsuì to crush; to shatter
- 编织 biānzhī to weave; to knit; to construct
- 发掘 fājué to excavate; to discover and bring out