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Meaning of 键

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键 (Trad.: 鍵)HSK 4
Pinyin: jiàn
English Definition: key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin
Chinese Definition:
①安装在车轴头上管住车轮或使轴与齿轮等连接固定的零件,一般是用钢制的长方条(亦称“辖”):关键。
②插在门上关锁门户的金属棍子:“掌授管键以启闭国门”。
③琴或机器上使用时用手按动的部分:键盘。键子。琴键。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 金
Pictophonetic:建 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
    • 建 [ jiàn ] to build, to erect; to establish, to found
Similar Characters: 健 踺
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Example Words
关键HSK 4 guān jiàn crucial point; crux; Classifiers: 个 ; key; crucial; pivotal
键盘HSK 5 jiàn pán keyboard
关键词 guān jiàn cí keyword
按键 àn jiàn button or key (on a device); keystroke; Classifiers: 个 ; to press a button
琴键 qín jiàn a piano key
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Example Sentences
1
关键时刻的决定
Decisions at a crucial moment
2
勇气是成功的关键之一
。
Courage is one of the keys to success.
3
自信是成功的关键之一
。
Confidence is one of the keys to success.
4
请你划重点
,
这个很关键
。
Please underline, this is crucial
5
互相理解是解决问题的关键
。
Mutual understanding is the key to solving problems.