key; metal bolt; crucial part
Animated Stroke Order 键
Stroke Order Diagrams 键
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HSK Vocabulary: 键
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 键 is used in context
1
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
yòng用
jiàn键
pán盘
dǎ打
zì字
gōng工
zuò作
。
I type on the keyboard for work every day.
2
qǐng请
shǐ使
yòng用
kuài快
jié捷
jiàn键
bǎo保
cún存
wén文
jiàn件
。
Please use the shortcut key to save the file.
3
zhè这
ge个
jué决
dìng定
duì对
xiàng项
mù目
hěn很
guān关
jiàn键
。
This decision is key to the project.
4
zhè这
shì是
guān关
jiàn键
。
This is the key.
5
xué学
xí习
de的
guān关
jiàn键
shì是
duō多
liàn练
xí习
。
The key to learning is to practice more.
6
zài在
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
，
tā他
zuò做
chū出
le了
zhèng正
què确
de的
jué决
dìng定
。
At the critical moment, he made the right decision.
7
zhè这
shì是
jiàn键
pán盘
。
This is a keyboard.
8
wǒ我
yòng用
jiàn键
pán盘
dǎ打
zì字
。
I type with a keyboard.
9
jiàn键
pán盘
shàng上
de的
zì字
mǔ母
pái排
liè列
yǒu有
xù序
，
fāng方
biàn便
wǒ我
men们
kuài快
sù速
shū输
rù入
wén文
zì字
。
The letters on the keyboard are arranged in order, making it easy for us to type quickly.
Information
Traditional鍵
Radical钅
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1069
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+952E
CangjieQNKQ
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality