Key in Chinese (Mandarin): 钥匙 (yàoshi)
钥匙
yàoshi
key
- Simplified
- 钥匙
- Traditional
- 鑰匙
- Pinyin
- yàoshi
- Typed as
- yaoshi
Use it in a sentence
钥匙可以开门。
鑰匙可以開門。
The key can open the door.
The characters in 钥匙
钥 / 鑰
Key. 钅 (metal) is on the left.
9 strokes
匙
Key; read chí, it means spoon.
11 strokes
Say 匙 short and light: yào-shi. 匙 is read chí in 汤匙 (tāngchí), soup spoon.
More examples with 钥匙
我的钥匙不见了。
我的鑰匙不見了。
Wǒ de yàoshi bú jiàn le.
My keys are missing.
爸爸用钥匙开门。
爸爸用鑰匙開門。
Bàba yòng yàoshi kāi mén.
Dad opens the door with a key.
How to write 钥匙 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
钥 9 strokes
匙 11 strokes
In Traditional characters:
鑰 25 strokes
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