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Meaning of 键

Pinyin jiàn

Radical

钅

Strokes

Definition

(door lock) key

Usage

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键鍵 jiàn 名 1. 安装在车轴头上管住车轮或使轴与齿轮等连接固定的零件，一般是用钢制的长方条（亦称“辖”）。 [En.] A part fixed to the end of an axle to secure the wheels or connect the axle to gears, usually made of a steel rectangular bar (also known as "linchpin"). 2. 插在门上关锁门户的金属棍子。 [En.] A metal rod that is inserted into a door to lock it. 3. 琴或机器上使用时用手按动的部分。 [En.] The part that is pressed by hand on a piano or a machine. 4. 钥匙。 [En.] Key. 5. 竖着插的门闩。 [En.] Bolt. 6. 锁簧，也称“锁须”。 [En.] Locking spring. 7. “关”、“键”连用，泛指门闩，后来比喻事物中最紧要的部分，起决定性的因素。 [En.] Used together with "关," it refers generally to bolts, later metaphorically to the most crucial part of a matter, the decisive factor. 8. 一种机械零件。 [En.] A type of mechanical part. 9. 表示原子价的短横线。 [En.] A short line indicating atomic valence. 动 1. 闩门。 [En.] Bolt the door. --- 键鍵 jiàn 名【本义】: 鼎上贯通两耳的横杠 [En.] The original meaning is the horizontal bar passing through the two ears of a tripod cauldron. 【造字法】: 形声。从金，建声。 [En.] Character formation: phono-semantic compound, combining "metal" and "establish" for sound. 同本义 ([En.] bar) 车辖。安在车轴两端，管住车轮不脱离轴的铁棍 ([En.] linchpin) 钥匙 ([En.] key) 竖着插的门闩 ([En.] bolt) 锁簧，也称“锁须” ([En.] locking spring) “关”、“键”连用，泛指门闩，后来比喻事物中最紧要的部分，起决定性的因素 ([En.] bolt; key) 一种机械零件 ([En.] key) 表示原子价的短横线 ([En.] bond) 动闩门 ([En.] bolt the door)

按键 àn jiàn

button or key (on a device) / keystroke / CL:個|个[ge4] / to press a button

关键 guān jiàn

crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal

键槽 jiàn cáo

key slot

氢键 qīng jiàn

hydrogen bond

键盘 jiàn pán

keyboard

键钮 jiàn niǔ

key button

关键字 guān jiàn zì

keyword

关键性 guān jiàn xìng

critical

关键词 guān jiàn cí

keyword

关键点 guān jiàn diǎn

key point / critical point

双键 shuāng jiàn

double bond (chemistry)

共价键 gòng jià jiàn

covalent bond (chemistry)

化学键 huà xué jiàn

chemical bond

琴键 qín jiàn

a piano key

键盘乐器 jiàn pán yuè qì

keyboard instrument (piano, organ etc)

离子键 lí zǐ jiàn

ionic bond (chemistry)

单键 dān jiàn

single bond (chemistry)

关键期 guān jiàn qī

critical period

键入 jiàn rù

to key in / to input

成键 chéng jiàn

bonding

键控 jiàn kòng

keying / handling / key modulation

电键 diàn jiàn

electric key / switch