jiàn

键

Radical:

钅

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

Traditional:

鍵

Level:

HSK4 NHSK 5 ZW8 ZW10More

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n.key (of a computer, typewriter, piano, etc.)
- àn zhè liǎng gè jiàn jiù kě yǐ zài píng mù shang de wén jiàn zhī jiān jìn xíng qiē huàn
  按这两个键就可以在屏幕上的文件之间进行切换。
  Press these two keys to switch between documents on screen.
- àn huí chē jiàn lù rù xìn xī
  按回车键录入信息。
  Press the return key to enter the information.
- tuì chū běn yè miàn àn fǎn huí jiàn
  退出本页面按返回键。
  To exit from this page, press the return key.
2
n.fmlbolt; metal bar that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates
3
n.a device, usually a rectangular steel piece, inserted in prefabricated grooves to lock together mechanical parts, such as shafts and gears or belt pulleys
- zhóu jiàn
  轴键
  shaft key
4
n.bond; hyphen (-) representing the valence of an element in a structural formula
- gòng jià jiàn
  共价键
  covalent bond
- zhǔ jiàn
  主键
  principal bond

common measure word
"键" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个键
  one key