铁钉

鐵釘

tiědīng

noun #30,374

Measure Word

一颗铁钉 kē

Meanings

1 iron nail
2 nail (the metal fastener)

Characters

Examples

他用锤子把铁钉钉进木头里。

Tā yòng chuízi bǎ tiědīng dīng jìn mùtou lǐ.

He hammered the iron nail into the wood.

地上有一颗生锈的铁钉。

Dì shang yǒu yī kē shēngxiù de tiědīng.

There's a rusty nail on the ground.

Tips

usage

Note the measure word: 颗 or 枚 for individual nails (颗 emphasizes the small, hard, granule-like shape), not 个.

Stroke Order

铁 tiě

钉 dīng