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Traditional (Taiwan): 鍵

On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

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jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ

- key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- button (on a mouse or other device)
- chemical bond
- linchpin

Classifiers (measure words)

key

一个键 gè one key

button

一个键 gè one key

chemical bond

一个键 gè one key

Other words read jiàn

In the same tone

见 jiàn see
间 jiàn gap
剑 jiàn double-edged sword
建 jiàn establish
件 jiàn item

All 32 words read jiàn

jian with other tones

兼 jiān double
尖 jiān pointed
浅 jiān sound of moving water
煎 jiān pan fry
减 jiǎn lower

All 86 words read jian in any tone

How 键 is written

部首 radical: 钅
笔画 strokes: 13, with 8 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 钅建
形旁 meaning: 钅
声旁 sound: 建

Words with 键

Starting with 键

键盘 jiànpán keyboard
键盘乐器 jiànpányuèqì keyboard instrument
键入 jiànrù input
键槽 jiàncáo keyway
键帽 jiànmào keycap

All 10 words starting with 键

Ending with 键

关键 guānjiàn crucial point
化学键 huàxuéjiàn chemical bond
按键 ànjiàn button or key
共价键 gòngjiàjiàn covalent bond
双键 shuāngjiàn double bond

All 31 words ending with 键

Containing 键

关键字 guānjiànzì keyword
关键词 guānjiàncí keyword
关键绩效指标 guānjiànjìxiàozhǐbiāo key performance indicator
大键琴 dàjiànqín harpsichord
按键音 ànjiànyīn keypad tone

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Make Me a Hanzi, from fonts by Arphic Technology Co., Ltd., Arphic Public License