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釘是釘，鉚是鉚

简钉是钉，铆是铆 · 繁釘是釘，鉚是鉚

Mandarin · pinyin dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo

variant of 丁是丁，卯是卯 dīng shì dīng, mǎo shì mǎo

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釘: Look up this written character
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
鉚: Look up this written character
钉: dīng · nail, spike; pursue closely
铆: mǎo · rivet

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