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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *甲* | 甲* | *甲
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钉* | 钉* | *钉
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on
HSK 7-9
nail / snag / saboteur
HSK 7-9
tough as nails / formidable / kick-ass / plucky
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *揳* | 揳* | *揳
to hammer in (a nail) / to drive (a wedge)
dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) / fig. to hit the nail on the head
to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc)
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
to fight at close quarters; to fight tooth and nail
nail hammer / claw hammer
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钉* | 钉* | *钉
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of
lit. a soft nail / fig. a tactful retort or rejection
nail polish (loanword, from "Cutex")
to hit the nail on the head / to predict correctly
lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous
to clinch (a nail) / to nail down
to nail securely / to execute by means of impalement / to crucify
nail polish
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom) / fig. to hit where it hurts / fig. to hit home / an argument that hits the nail on the head
head of nail
nail clipper
manicurist; nail artist
keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)
nail clipper
nail polish remover (Tw)
to fight tooth and nail to get sth
nail polish remover
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
one word says it all (idiom) / to hit the nail on the head / to be pithy and correct
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home / to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
onychophagia (nail biting)
nail gun / stud gun
nail clipper
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
nail gun; staple gun


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