HSK 4 · Objects

钥匙 yàoshi “key” in Chinese

Traditional 鑰匙

What 钥匙 means

  1. key

Measure word 把 bǎ · 一把钥匙 yì bǎ yàoshi

How to say 钥匙

    钥匙 in a sentence

    1. 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?

      Sentence #2317102 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    2. 钥匙在桌子上。

      Yàoshi zài zhuōzi shàng.

      The key is on the table.

      Sentence #349271 from Tatoeba

    3. 我觉得我把钥匙丢了。

      Wǒ juéde wǒ bǎ yàoshi diū le.

      I think I’ve lost my keys.

      Sentence #7774788 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    How 钥匙 is built

    Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

    The character 钥 (yuè) with each of its parts in a different colour
    钥yuèkey
    • 钅gold form of 金 · jīnMeaning part
    • 月moon · yuèSound part

    钅 hints at the meaning (gold); 月 (yuè) hints at the sound. Compare it with .

    The character 匙 (shi) with each of its parts in a different colour
    匙shi
    • 是to be · shìSound part
    • 匕spoon · bǐMeaning part

    匕 hints at the meaning (spoon); 是 (shì) hints at the sound. Compare it with .

    How to write 钥匙

    钥 9 strokes · 匙 11 strokes

    Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

    钥匙 (yàoshi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
    Stroke order chart for 钥匙 (yàoshi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

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    FAQs

    钥匙 (yàoshi) means “key”. It is an HSK 4 word.
    Say it yàoshi: yàoshi. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 钥匙 is written 鑰匙. The pronunciation is the same.
    Use 把 (bǎ). For example, one key is 一把钥匙 (yì bǎ yàoshi).
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yaoshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 钥匙 from the suggestions. Typing yaoshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    钥匙 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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    Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.