钥
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key; also pr. [yao4]
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
key · Heisig RSH #1611
metal + moon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 钥
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一把钥匙开一把锁 | One key opens one lock.; There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) | |
| 金钥 | the key (to solving a problem etc); (Tw) (cryptography) key | |
| 公钥 | (cryptography) public key | |
| 万能钥匙 | master key; skeleton key; passkey | |
| 权钥 | keys of authority | |
| 私人钥匙 | private key (in encryption) | |
| 密钥 | (cryptography) key | |
| 私钥 | (cryptography) private key | |
| 钥匙卡 | keycard | |
| 锁钥 | key and lock; (fig.) strategic place | |
| 配钥匙 | to make a key | |
| 钥匙链 | keychain | |
| 钥匙 | key; CL:把[ba3] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 月 — compare how they read.