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
键盘
jiànpán
keyboard
Characters in this word
盘 pán
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 舟 boat, ship 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 键盘很干净。 Jiànpán hěn gānjìng. The keyboard is very clean.
- 我买新键盘。 Wǒ mǎi xīn jiànpán. I buy a new keyboard.
- 键盘在桌上。 Jiànpán zài zhuō shang. The keyboard is on the table.