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键

jiàn

key

A finger pressing a key
Memory picture

Character

键 jiàn

Strokes
13
Radical
钅 — gold, metal
Made of
钅 gold, metal 建 to build, to erect
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这个键坏了。 Zhè ge jiàn huài le. This key is broken.
  • 请按这个键。 Qǐng àn zhè ge jiàn. Please press this key.
  • 键在这里。 Jiàn zài zhèlǐ. The key is here.

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