dīng
Traditional: 釘
钉 (dīng) is a Chinese word meaning “nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth)”.
Meanings
- 1nail
- 2to follow closely
- 3to keep at sb (to do sth)
- 4variant of 盯[ding1]
Related words
钉to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points钉子nail眼中钉a thorn in one's side板上钉钉that clinches it图钉thumbtack螺钉screw钉书机stapler螺丝钉screw铆钉rivet斩钉截铁lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)钉子户householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers碰钉子to meet with a rebuff