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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 钥匙

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
钥匙 yào shi - key
- CL:把[ba3]

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 7 837 5,876 3,761

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yuè- key
- also pr. [yao4]
chí- spoon
shi- used in 鑰匙|钥匙[yao4 shi5]

Other Words Containing 钥匙

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
钥匙 4 7 837 5,876 3,761