釘 = 金 + 丁

釘 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “nail”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 丁 (male adult).

Keyword: nail
Pinyin (Mandarin): dīng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: nail, spike, гвоздь, шип, spike
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 釘 nail

Decomposition

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金 gold
丁 male adult

How to find 釘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “male adult”. 釘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 釘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.