铆钉

鉚釘

mǎodīng

noun #33,399

Measure Word

一颗铆钉 kē

Meanings

1 rivet

Characters

Examples

飞机蒙皮上有成千上万颗铆钉。

Fēijī méngpí shàng yǒu chéng qiān shàng wàn kē mǎodīng.

There are tens of thousands of rivets on an aircraft's skin.

这条牛仔裤的铆钉是黄铜的。

Zhè tiáo niúzǎikù de mǎodīng shì huángtóng de.

The rivets on these jeans are made of brass.

Tips

memory

铆 = 金 (metal radical) + 卯 (mǎo, the 4th earthly branch — phonetic). 卯 also means 'mortise' in old carpentry, so the character hints at a metal pin driven into a matching hole.

Stroke Order

铆 mǎo

钉 dīng