Hanzi
Traditional
鍵
Simplified
键

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

jiàn

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Jyutping

gin6

Example sentences

按鍵 / 按键 ànjiàn
我按下了遙控器上的按鍵，電視就打開了。
我按下了遥控器上的按键，电视就打开了。

I pressed the button on the remote, and the TV turned on.

關鍵 / 关键 guānjiàn
自信是成功的關鍵。
自信是成功的关键。

Confidence is the key to success.

教育 jiàoyù
教育是改變命運的關鍵。
教育是改变命运的关键。

Education is the key to changing destiny.

鍵 / 键 jiàn
鋼琴上的黑鍵和白鍵共同奏出了美妙的樂曲。
钢琴上的黑键和白键共同奏出了美妙的乐曲。

The black and white keys on the piano together played a beautiful piece of music.

鍵盤 / 键盘 jiànpán
這款電腦鍵盤的手感非常舒適，適合長時間打字。
这款电脑键盘的手感非常舒适，适合长时间打字。

This computer keyboard feels very comfortable and is suitable for long hours of typing.

Example Vocabulary

按鍵

an4'jian4

button; key; to press a button

關鍵

guan1'jian4

key; crux; crucial

鍵

jian4

key (of a piano, computer, etc.)

鍵盤

jian4'pan2

keyboard

關鍵詞

guan1'jian4'ci2

化學鍵

hua4'xue2'jian4

單鍵

dan1'jian4

回車鍵

快捷鍵

琴鍵

qin2'jian4

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