釘
dìngdīng HSK7

nail

钉 (釘) dìng frequency
nail verb
to join or fix objects in place using nails, pins, or staples

请把这张通知钉在布告栏上。

qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng tōng​zhī dìng zài bù​gào​lán shàng.

Please nail this notice to the bulletin board.

sew on verb
to attach something, such as a button, to fabric using a needle and thread

她在帮我钉掉落的纽扣。

tā zài bāng wǒ dìng diào​luò de niǔ​kòu.

She is helping me sew on a button that fell off.

钉 (釘) dīng
nail noun
a small metal spike used for fastening or hanging things

木板松了，他找来一颗长钉，用力将其敲进了木头里。

mù​bǎn sōng le, tā zhǎo​lái yī kē cháng dīng, yòng​lì jiāng qí qiāo​jìn le mù​tou lǐ.

The board was loose, so he found a long nail and hammered it firmly into the wood.

shadow verb
to follow someone closely or keep them under surveillance

警察一直在后面钉着他。

jǐng​chá yī​zhí zài hòu​mian dīng zhe tā.

The police have been shadowing him from behind.

urge verb
to keep at someone or press them to finish a task

妈妈钉着他做作业。

mā​ma dīng zhe tā zuò zuò​yè.

His mother is keeping a close eye on him while he does his homework.

Cross-References

Variant of

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,267th most common 26.1 per million
Movie subtitles
1,899th most common 23.1 per million appears in 10% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
19.2 per million appears in 6% of films
Written text
14.0 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Simplified
钉
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+91D8

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)