|  | 钥 | ||
| key; lock | |||
| Radical | 金釒钅金 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 4 | Total Strokes | 9 | 
| Mandarin reading | yaò yuè | Cantonese reading | joek6 | 
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 鑰 | key; lock | |
|  | 钥 | ||
| key; lock | |||
| Radical | 金釒钅金 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 4 | Total Strokes | 9 | 
| Mandarin reading | yaò yuè | Cantonese reading | joek6 | 
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 鑰 | key; lock | |
| 钥 | [ yuè ] key, also pr. [yao4] | 
| 钥匙 | [ yaò shi ] key, CL:把[ba3] | 
| 钥匙卡 | [ yaò shi kǎ ] keycard | 
| 钥匙洞孔 | [ yaò shi dòng kǒng ] keyhole | 
| 钥匙链 | [ yaò shi liàn ] keychain | 
| ⇒ 一把钥匙开一把锁 | [ yī bǎ yaò shi kaī yī bǎ suǒ ] One key opens one lock., There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) | 
| ⇒ 公开钥匙 | [ gōng kaī yaò shi ] public key (in encryption) | 
| ⇒ 权钥 | [ quán yaò ] keys of authority | 
| ⇒ 现在是过去钥匙 | [ xiàn zaì shì guò qu yaò shi ] Today is the key to the past. | 
| ⇒ 私人钥匙 | [ sī rén yaò shi ] private key (in encryption) | 
| ⇒ 万能钥匙 | [ wàn néng yaò shi ] master key, skeleton key, passkey | 
| ⇒ 配钥匙 | [ peì yaò shi ] to make a key | 
| ⇒ 锁钥 | [ suǒ yuè ] key and lock, (fig.) strategic place |