• 2262nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dīng (ding1)nail • to pin up • to nail • to keep at sb • to follow closely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dīng (ding1)The component is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

耳钉 (耳釘)
钉子 (釘子)
铆钉 (鉚釘)

Uncommon

图钉 (圖釘)
斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵)
板上钉钉 (板上釘釘)
眼中钉 (眼中釘)
螺丝钉 (螺絲釘)
钉子户 (釘子戶)
钉死 (釘死)
钉耙 (釘耙)

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  • 317th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 239 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si3)to die • impassable • uncrossable • inflexible • rigid • extremely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (si3)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

冻死 (凍死)
害死 
打死 
死亡 
死人 
死刑 
死去 
死因 
气死 (氣死)
生死 
饿死 (餓死)

Uncommon

作死 
半死 
去死 
垂死 
堵死 
弄死 
找死 
拼死 
掐死 
摔死 
撞死 
早死 
晕死 (暈死)
会死 (會死)
死去活来 (死去活來)
死命 
死囚 
死后 (死後)
死心 
死心塌地 
死板 
死机 (死機)
死死 
死皮赖脸 (死皮賴臉)
死神 
死者 
死而后已 (死而後已)
死角 
死路 
死鬼 
死党 (死黨)
杀死 (殺死)
淹死 
炸死 
猝死 
生老病死 
疼死 
病死 
砸死 
临死 (臨死)
致死 
要死 
誓死 
起死回生 
逼死 
醉生梦死 (醉生夢死)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.