| 1 | 钉 | 釘 | dīng | ding1 | nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯 | | |
| 2 | 钉子 | 釘子 | dīng zi | ding1 zi5 | nail; snag; saboteur | | |
| 3 | 眼中钉,肉中刺 | 眼中釘,肉中刺 | yǎn zhōng dīng , ròu zhōng cì | yan3 zhong1 ding1 , rou4 zhong1 ci4 | a thorn in one's side | | |
| 4 | 钉钉 | 釘釘 | dīng dīng | Ding1 ding1 | DingTalk, business communication platform developed by Alibaba | | |
| 5 | 钉是钉,铆是铆 | 釘是釘,鉚是鉚 | dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo | ding1 shi4 ding1 , mao3 shi4 mao3 | lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom); fig. meticulous; conscientious; unambiguous | | |
| 6 | 钉梢 | 釘梢 | dīng shāo | ding1 shao1 | to follow sb; to tail; to shadow; also written 盯梢 | | |
| 7 | 螺丝钉 | 螺絲釘 | luó sī dīng | luo2 si1 ding1 | screw | | |
| 8 | 螺钉 | 螺釘 | luó dīng | luo2 ding1 | screw | | |
| 9 | 九齿钉耙 | 九齒釘耙 | jiǔ chǐ dīng pá | jiu3 chi3 ding1 pa2 | The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 猪八戒 ) | | |
| 10 | 斩钉截铁 | 斬釘截鐵 | zhǎn dīng jié tiě | zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3 | lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical | | |
| 11 | 耳钉 | 耳釘 | ěr dīng | er3 ding1 | stud earring | | |
| 12 | 摁钉儿 | 摁釘兒 | èn dīng r | en4 ding1 r5 | thumbtack | | |
| 13 | 订书钉 | 訂書釘 | dìng shū dīng | ding4 shu1 ding1 | staple (stationery) | | |
| 14 | 钉子户 | 釘子戶 | dīng zi hù | ding1 zi5 hu4 | householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers | | |
| 15 | 钉头 | 釘頭 | dīng tóu | ding1 tou2 | head of nail | | |
| 16 | 扒钉 | 扒釘 | bā dīng | ba1 ding1 | cramp | | |
| 17 | 钉人防守 | 釘人防守 | dīng rén fáng shǒu | ding1 ren2 fang2 shou3 | man-for-man defense (sports) | | |
| 18 | 钉耙 | 釘耙 | dīng pá | ding1 pa2 | rake | | |
| 19 | 钉螺 | 釘螺 | dīng luó | ding1 luo2 | Oncomelania | | |
| 20 | 钉牢 | 釘牢 | dīng láo | ding1 lao2 | to clinch (a nail); to nail down | | |
| 21 | 钉锤 | 釘錘 | dīng chuí | ding1 chui2 | nail hammer; claw hammer | | |
| 22 | 钉钯 | 釘鈀 | dīng bǎ | ding1 ba3 | rake | | |
| 23 | 大头钉 | 大頭釘 | dà tóu dīng | da4 tou2 ding1 | tack; thumbtack; push pin | | |
| 24 | 磁钉 | 磁釘 | cí dīng | ci2 ding1 | button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc) | | |
| 25 | 板上钉钉 | 板上釘釘 | bǎn shàng dìng dīng | ban3 shang4 ding4 ding1 | that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it | | |