This is a crucial point.
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键
Traditional: 鍵
jiàn
HSK 3.0 · 5
jiàn · gin6 (Jyutping)
- key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- button (on a mouse or other device)
- chemical bond
- linchpin
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Character breakdown
键
- Meaning
- door bolt, lock bolt; key
- Radical
- 钅
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- ⿰钅建
- Cangjie
- XCNKQ
- Four-corner
- 8574
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
That's the point.
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