关键 guānjiàn key

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Traditional: 關鍵
Measure word: 个

Stroke order

关键 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

关键 — the Chinese character for key (guānjiàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 关键 — key

关 — 6 strokes
键 — 13 strokes

Senses

crucial point
crux
key
crucial
pivotal

Characters in 关键

关 guān — mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
键 jiàn — key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

这是最关键的问题。Zhè shì zuì guānjiàn de wèntí.This is the key question.
关键是要努力。Guānjiàn shì yào nǔlì.The key is to work hard.

Related words

关键 is pronounced guānjiàn and means “key”.

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