PINYIN

dīng

DEFINITION
  • nail
  • to follow closely
  • to keep at somebody (to do something)
EXAMPLE
螺丝钉 / luó sī dīng
screw
PINYIN

dìng

DEFINITION
  • to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
  • to nail
  • to pin 
  • to staple 
  • to sew on
EXAMPLE
钉书针 / dìng shū zhēn
staple