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釘

简钉 · 繁釘

Mandarin · pinyin dīng#

nail
to follow closely
to keep at sb (to do sth)
variant of 盯 dīng

Mandarin · pinyin dìng#

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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钉: dīng · nail, spike; pursue closely

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deng1 · ding1

Cantonese word readings for 釘. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete, rare) gold slab
nail (spike-shaped fastener)
body piercing
to monitor; to urge
(Sichuanese) to have indigestion
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 盯 (dīng, “to keep eyes on; to stare at”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 叮 (dīng, “to sting; to bite”)
(literary) lamp

character · Etymology 1

to nail; to staple
to sew on
(Cantonese, slang) to die
(obsolete, rare) gold

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