釘
dìngdīng HSK7

nail

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttengtˤeŋ nail (n.)
tengHtˤeŋ-s nail (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“釘，鍊鉼黄金。从金，丁聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

钉 dīng nail Simplified

Simplified form of 釘. Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

說文解字

蔽人視也。从目幵聲。讀若攜手。一曰直視也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)