键
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key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 金 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 鍵
- Common rank
- #1,542
- Unicode
- U+952E
Sound it out + + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
keyboard keys · Heisig RSH #1675
metal + 建 build
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 键
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 化学键 | chemical bond | |
| 键盘乐器 | keyboard instrument (piano, organ etc) | |
| 回车键 | (computing) enter key; return key (on a keyboard) | |
| 空格键 | space bar (keyboard) | |
| 关键字 | keyword | |
| 关键词 | keyword | |
| 离子键 | ionic bond (chemistry) | |
| 上箭头键 | up arrow key (on keyboard) | |
| 下箭头键 | down arrow key (on keyboard) | |
| 金属键 | metallic bond | |
| 共价键 | covalent bond (chemistry) | |
| 退格键 | backspace (keyboard) | |
| 电键 | electric key; switch | |
| 三键 | triple bond (chemistry); triple link | |
| 色键 | chroma key; bluescreen; greenscreen (video editing) | |
| 大键琴 | a harpsichord | |
| 单键 | single bond (chemistry) | |
| 关键 | crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal | |
| 热键 | hotkey; keyboard shortcut | |
| 键入 | to key in; to input; to enter (some text) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 建 — compare how they read.