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Character Decomposition
键=钅+建
Etymology
metal
Meanings
key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
button (on a mouse or other device)
chemical bond
linchpin
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Words with 键 59 total
double bond (chemistry)双键shuāng jiàna piano key琴键qín jiànpeptide bond CO-NH · bond in protein between carboxyl radical and amino radical肽键tài jiàntriple bond (chemistry) · triple link三键sān jiànvalence bond (chemistry)价键jià jiànsingle bond (chemistry)单键dān jiànbutton or key (on a device) · keystroke · CL: gè · to press a button按键àn jiànhydrogen bond氢键qīng jiànhotkey · keyboard shortcut热键rè jiànchroma key · bluescreen · greenscreen (video editing)色键sè jiànto key in; to input; to enter (some text)键入jiàn rùkeycap键帽jiàn mào(slang) to discuss politics online键政jiàn zhèng(engineering) keyway; key slot键槽jiàn cáokeyboard键盘jiàn pánkey travel (of a keyboard)键程jiàn chéngkeyword键词jiàn cíkeyboard and mouse (abbr. for jiàn pán + shǔ biāo)键鼠jiàn shǔcrucial point · crux · CL: gè · key · crucial · pivotal关键guān jiànelectric key · switch电键diàn jiàncovalent bond (chemistry)共价键gòng jià jiànionic bond (chemistry)离子键lí zǐ jiànmetallic bond金属键jīn shǔ jiàn(computing) Shift key上档键shàng dàng jiàn
Idioms with 键 3 total Chain
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