HSK 7–9

(dīng): nail, spike, pursue closely

dīng

nail, spike, pursue closely

Pinyin

dīng

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

nail, spike, pursue closely

How to Write (dīng)

is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

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Origin of

A metal 钅 nail 丁; 丁 also provides the pronunciation

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

gold, metal
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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

斩钉截铁

zhǎndīngjiétiě

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