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键

jiàn

door bolt, lock bolt; key

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 4 · TOCFL Level 4
Frequency
No. 1,517
Traditional
鍵
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What 键 means

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 钅 (metal), phonetic 建

Made of 钅 + 建

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