钥
key; also pr. [yao4]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,837 U+94A5
How 钥 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 月 (phonetic, yuè)
How to remember it
key · Heisig RSH #1611
metal + moon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 月
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 月 (yuè) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 月 sound component | yuè | moon; month |
| 有 | yǒu | to have, to own, to possess; to exist |
| 朔 | shuò | beginning; the first day of the lunar month |
| 炙 | zhì | to roast, to broil; to cauterize |
| 塍 | chéng | a raised path between fields, a dike |
| 刖 | yuè | cutting off the feet as a form of punishment |
Words containing 钥
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一把钥匙开一把锁 | yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ | One key opens one lock.; There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) |
| 金钥 | jīn yào | the key (to solving a problem etc); (Tw) (cryptography) key |
| 公钥 | gōng yào | (cryptography) public key |
| 万能钥匙 | wàn néng yào shi | master key; skeleton key; passkey |
| 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 |
| 锁钥 | suǒ yuè | key and lock; (fig.) strategic place |
| 配钥匙 | pèi yào shi | to make a key |
| 钥匙链 | yào shi liàn | keychain |
| 钥匙 | yào shi | key; CL:把[ba3] |