铆
to fasten with a rivet; to rivet; to hammer in a rivet; (coll.) to concentrate one's strength
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,091 U+94C6
How 铆 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 卯 (phonetic, mǎo)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 卯
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 卯 (mǎo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卯 sound component | mǎo | 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m. |
| 柳 | liǔ | willow tree; pleasure; surname |
| 贸 | mào | commerce, trade |
| 聊 | liáo | somewhat, slightly, at least |
| 昴 | mǎo | one of the 28 constellations |
| 茆 | mǎo | water mallow |
| 峁 | mǎo | yellow dirt mount |
| 泖 | mǎo | still water; a river in Jiangsu province |
Words containing 铆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铆足劲儿 | mǎo zú jìn r | to exert all one's strength |
| 铆起来 | mǎo qǐ lai | variant of 卯起來|卯起来[mao3 qi3 lai5] |
| 拉铆枪 | lā mǎo qiāng | see 鉚釘槍|铆钉枪[mao3 ding1 qiang1] |
| 铆劲儿 | mǎo jìn r | to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort |
| 凿死铆子 | záo sǐ mǎo zi | (dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible |
| 钉是钉，铆是铆 | dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo | variant of 丁是丁，卯是卯[ding1 shi4 ding1 , mao3 shi4 mao3] |
| 铆上 | mǎo shàng | to go all out; to rise to |
| 铆工 | mǎo gōng | riveter; worker with rivets |
| 铆钉枪 | mǎo dīng qiāng | rivet gun |
| 铆接 | mǎo jiē | to join with rivets; to rivet; riveted joint |
| 铆钉 | mǎo dīng | rivet |