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键
鍵
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
共价键
gòngjiàjiàn
covalent bond (chemistry)
化学键
huàxuéjiàn
chemical bond
回车键
huíchējiàn
carriage return
大键琴
dàjiànqín
a harpsichord

Metadata

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

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