Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
Components
金 Meaning component
jīn gold
Notes
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Similar Characters
钉 tack (simp)劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
釘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
釘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
釘
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
釘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钉 / 釘 [dīng]
nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[dīng]
钉 / 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
Japanese
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
釘 くぎさき
Kugisaki surname
釘 くぎざき
Kugizaki surname
釘 ていざき
Teizaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (42)
钉子 [dīngzi] #7,352
nail
螺钉 [luódīng] #27,689
screw
铆钉 [mǎodīng] #33,399
rivet
斩钉截铁 [zhǎndīngjiétiě] #40,170
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
眼中钉 [yǎnzhōngdīng] #19,708
a thorn in one's side
板上钉钉 [bǎnshàngdìngdīng] #20,620
that clinches it
钉子户 [dīngzihù] #40,233
householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
螺丝钉 [luósīdīng] #31,627
screw
钉螺 [dīngluó] #28,167
Oncomelania
图钉 [túdīng] #26,730
thumbtack
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JAPANESE WORDS (35)
釘付け [くぎづけ] #10,012
nailing on
釘を刺す [くぎをさす] #10,107
to give a warning
⭐ 装丁 [そうてい] #26,455
binding (of a book)
五寸釘 [ごすんくぎ] #63,238
long nail
釘抜き [くぎぬき] #83,888
pincers
目釘 [めくぎ] #85,893
rivet on a sword hilt
糠に釘 [ぬかにくぎ] #96,723
having no effect
金釘流 [かなくぎりゅう] #131,979
scrawl
木釘 [きくぎ] #139,763
wooden peg
金釘 [かなくぎ] #151,213
iron nail
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