dīng

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Source form: 釘 / 钉
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯[dīng]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2270d99e3161cb2c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

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

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dìng

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Source form: 釘 / 钉
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a0f87b10c07fd5d9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

釘 钉 [ding4] /to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points/to nail/to pin/to staple/to sew on/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 釘

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