钉

钉

釘

🔊 dīng = di + (e)ng1

nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯[ding1]

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钉

釘

🔊 dìng = di + (e)ng4

to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on

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How to pronounce 钉

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

dīng

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

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+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

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dìng

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

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+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

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钉 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

• 钉
  • 丁
    • 一
    • 亅
  • 钅

Component Translations

丁

🔊 dīng = di + (e)ng1

male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

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钅

Character component without intrinsic meaning

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