钥 (yuè): key, also pr.
钥 (yuè) is a Chinese character meaning “key.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 月 (phonetic). It ranks #2397 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 钥 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- key
- also pr.
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 钥
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一把钥匙开一把锁 | yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ | One key opens one lock. |
| 公开钥匙 | gōng kāi yào shi | public key (in encryption) |
| 公钥 | gōng yào | (cryptography) public key |
| 万能钥匙 | wàn néng yào shi | master key |
| 金钥 | jīn yào | the key (to solving a problem etc) |
| 权钥 | quán yào | keys of authority |
| 私人钥匙 | sī rén yào shi | private key (in encryption) |
| 密钥 | mì yào | (cryptography) key |
| 私钥 | sī yào | (cryptography) private key |
| 钥匙卡 | yào shi kǎ | keycard |
| 配钥匙 | pèi yào shi | to make a key |
| 锁钥 | suǒ yuè | key and lock |
| 钥匙链 | yào shi liàn | keychain |
钥 appears in 14 compound words: 21 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 36 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 钥 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
钥刚石是自然界最坚硬的物质。
yuè gāng shí shì zì rán jiè zuì jiān yìng de wù zhì .
Diamond is the hardest substance in nature.
苏元和观点》力积电三把金钥来了 第三次奇迹会降临?
sū yuán hé guàn diǎn lì jī diàn sān bǎ jīn yuè lái le dì sān cì qí jì huì jiàng lín ?
人工智能 - 企业增长的关键钥匙
rén gōng zhì néng qǐ yè zēng cháng de guān jiàn yuè chí
Artificial Intelligence: The Key to Business Growth
你把钥匙给汤姆了吗？
Nǐ bǎ yàoshi gěi Tāngmu le ma?
Did you give Tom the key?
给我这座城堡的钥匙!
Gěi wǒ zhè zuò chéngbǎo de yàoshi!
Give me the key to this castle!
吉姆将钥匙插入门锁。
Jí mǔ jiāng yàoshi chārù ménsuǒ.
Jim put the key into the lock.
汤姆把钥匙拿出了口袋。
Tāngmǔ bǎ yàoshi náchū le kǒudài.
Tom took his keys out of his pocket.
汤姆不是唯一有钥匙的。
Tāngmǔ bù shì wéiyī yǒu yàoshi de.
Tom isn't the only one who has a key.
我正在找钥匙，你看见了吗？
Wǒ zhèngzài zhǎo yàoshi, nǐ kànjiàn le ma?
I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen them?
这钥匙能打开什么？
Zhè yàoshi néng dǎkāi shénme?
What does this key unlock?
Character Family
钅 Radical Family — Characters sharing the metal radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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