图钉

圖釘

túdīng

noun #26,730

Measure Word

一颗图钉 kē

Meanings

1 thumbtack
2 drawing pin

Characters

picture; diagram; drawing

nail; tack; to nail

Examples

HSK 6

我踩到了一颗图钉，脚非常痛。

Wǒ cǎi dào le yī kē túdīng, jiǎo fēicháng tòng.

I stepped on a thumbtack and my foot hurt a lot.

HSK 7-9

她用图钉把海报固定在墙上。

Tā yòng túdīng bǎ hǎibào gùdìng zài qiáng shàng.

She used a thumbtack to fix the poster to the wall.

Tips

memory

图 means 'diagram or picture' and 钉 means 'nail' - a drawing nail, used to pin pictures and diagrams to boards.

Stroke Order

图 tú

钉 dīng