键 - jiàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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键 (鍵)

jiàn

Definition

key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
button (on a mouse or other device)
chemical bond
linchpin

Character Decomposition

Related words (34)

to key in; to input

keycap

key slot

keyboard

keyword

arrow key (on keyboard)

键盘乐器

jiàn pán yuè qì

keyboard instrument (piano, organ etc)

三键

sān jiàn

triple bond (chemistry); triple link

价键

jià jiàn

valence bond (chemistry)

关键

guān jiàn

crucial; critical; crucial point; pivotal; decisive; key point; key; hinge; crux; door bolt; door bar

单键

dān jiàn

single bond (chemistry)

双键

shuāng jiàn

double bond (chemistry)

按键

àn jiàn

button or key (on a device); keystroke; to press a button

hydrogen bond

a piano key

electric key; switch

peptide bond CO-NH; bond in protein between carboxyl radical and amino radical

色键

sè jiàn

chroma key; bluescreen; greenscreen (video editing)

共价键

gòng jià jiàn

covalent bond (chemistry)

keyword

keyword

chemical bond

carriage return

a harpsichord

(computer) shortcut key; hotkey

按键音

àn jiàn yīn

keypad tone; key tone

离子键

lí zǐ jiàn

ionic bond (chemistry)

space bar (keyboard)

backspace (keyboard)

metallic bond

up arrow key (on keyboard)

下箭头键

xià jiàn tóu jiàn

down arrow key (on keyboard)

右箭头键

yòu jiàn tóu jiàn

right arrow key (on keyboard)

左箭头键

zuǒ jiàn tóu jiàn

left arrow key (on keyboard)

Idioms (1)

以慎为键

yǐ shèn wéi jiàn

to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully

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