钉 = 钅 + 丁

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

Keyword: nail
Pinyin (Mandarin): dīng
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: nail, spike, гвоздь, шип, spike

Decomposition

ids

钅 gold
丁 male adult

How to find 钉 without knowing its reading

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

Open 钉 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.