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鑰
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷
钥
🇨🇳

key

HSK 10
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yào
ヤク
かぎ
약
Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 龠 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鑰)
金 gold+ 龠 pipe =
鑰 key
金 Meaning component
jīn gold
龠 Phonetic component
yuè pipe
flute
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Simplified (钥)
钅 metal 🇨🇳+ 月 month =
钥 key
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
月 Phonetic component
yuè month
moon
View phonetic series →
Notes
Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)
Chinese
钥 / 鑰 [yuè]
key; also pr. [yào]
Japanese
鍵 、 鑰 (rare) かぎ 、 カギ 同音

noun

  1. key
  2. lock
  3. key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
ドアを開ける際に、私は鍵を壊してしまった。
In opening the door, I broke the lock.
CHINESE WORDS (12)
钥匙 [yào​shi] #837
key
钥匙链 [yào​shi​liàn] #48,969
keychain
锁钥 [suǒ​yuè] #58,534
key and lock
一把钥匙开一把锁 [yī​bǎ​yào​shi​kāi​yī​bǎ​suǒ] #61,567
One key opens one lock.
公开钥匙 [gōng​kāi​yào​shi]
public key (in encryption)
权钥 [quán​yào]
keys of authority
现在是过去钥匙 [xiàn​zài​shì​guò​qu​yào​shi]
Today is the key to the past.
私人钥匙 [sī​rén​yào​shi]
private key (in encryption)
万能钥匙 [wàn​néng​yào​shi]
master key
配钥匙 [pèi​yào​shi]
to make a key
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
⭐ 鍵 [かぎ] #1,536
key
秘鑰 [ひやく] #198,016
secret key
管鑰 [かんやく]
key