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键
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jiàn
1. key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
2. button (on a mouse or other device)
3. chemical bond
4. linchpin
Common • Top 10%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

键
jiàn
lock, door bolt; key
HSK 4 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

三键
sānjiàn
triple bond (chemistry)
价键
jiàjiàn
valence bond (chemistry)
单键
dānjiàn
single bond (chemistry)
按键
ànjiàn
button or key (on a device)
氢键
qīngjiàn
hydrogen bond
琴键
qínjiàn
a piano key
肽键
tàijiàn
peptide bond CO-NH
色键
sèjiàn
chroma key
键入
jiànrù
to key in
键帽
jiànmào
keycap
键槽
jiàncáo
key slot
键盘
jiànpán
keyboard
HSK 5
键词
jiàncí
keyword
关键
guānjiàn
crucial point
HSK 4
双键
shuāngjiàn
double bond (chemistry)
电键
diànjiàn
electric key
关键词
guānjiàncí
keyword
空格键
kònggéjiàn
space bar (keyboard)
箭头键
jiàntóujiàn
arrow key (on keyboard)
离子键
lízǐjiàn
ionic bond (chemistry)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,470
Word Frequency Rank
8,839 of 84,292

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