钉 Strokes Write it Listen 钉 dīng nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth) HSK 7–9 7 strokes Radical 钅 Ideograph 3 words Built from钅jīngold, metal; money丁dīngmale adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem How it worksA metal 钅 nail 丁; 丁 also provides the pronunciation.