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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 关键

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
关键 guān jiàn - crucial point
- crux
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- key
- crucial
- pivotal

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 5 1,274 989 1,696

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
guān- surname Guan
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)
- to concern; to involve
jiàn- key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- button (on a mouse or other device)
- chemical bond
- linchpin

Other Words Containing 关键

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
关键 4 5 1,274 989 1,696
关键词 - - 15,543 7,776 5,411
关键字 - - 40,550 32,069 19,650