Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 键

键

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Meaning

 bond (chemistry), (door lock) key, key(keyboard)

Pronunciation

 jiàn

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: build/erect 建 (You have a brush 聿 in your hand and need to move 廴 for building.)

Mnemonic

The 'metal' in building can be a bond or key.

Radicals

金 gold, metal(This radical is always on the left side of a character.)
建 to build, to construct
廴 long stride(In most cases this radical 辶 is used for movement.)
聿 writing brush(Shows hand with a pen 丨, when two lines 二 to write.)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

关键 guān jiàn crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal
键槽 jiàn cáo key slot

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