| 鑰 | |||
| key; lock | |||
| Radical | 金釒钅金 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 17 | Total Strokes | 25 |
| Mandarin reading | yaò yuè | Cantonese reading | joek6 |
| Japanese on reading | yaku | Japanese kun reading | kagi |
| Korean reading | yak | Vietnamese reading | |
| Simplified Variant(s) | 钥 | ||
| Specialized Semantic Variant(s) |
鑠 | ||
| 鑰 | [ yuè ] key, also pr. [yao4] |
| 鑰匙 | [ yaò shi ] key, CL:把[ba3] |
| 鑰匙卡 | [ yaò shi kǎ ] keycard |
| 鑰匙洞孔 | [ yaò shi dòng kǒng ] keyhole |
| 鑰匙鏈 | [ yaò shi liàn ] keychain |
| ⇒ 一把鑰匙開一把鎖 | [ yī bǎ yaò shi kaī yī bǎ suǒ ] One key opens one lock., There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) |
| ⇒ 公開鑰匙 | [ gōng kaī yaò shi ] public key (in encryption) |
| ⇒ 權鑰 | [ quán yaò ] keys of authority |
| ⇒ 現在是過去鑰匙 | [ xiàn zaì shì guò qu yaò shi ] Today is the key to the past. |
| ⇒ 私人鑰匙 | [ sī rén yaò shi ] private key (in encryption) |
| ⇒ 萬能鑰匙 | [ wàn néng yaò shi ] master key, skeleton key, passkey |
| ⇒ 配鑰匙 | [ peì yaò shi ] to make a key |
| ⇒ 鎖鑰 | [ suǒ yuè ] key and lock, (fig.) strategic place |