Meaning
key; key
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yao” becomes a different word in each tone. 钥 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 钥匙yào shikey
- 公钥gōng yào(cryptography) public key
- 金钥jīn yàothe key (to solving a problem etc); (Tw) (cryptography) key
- 权钥quán yàokeys of authority
- 密钥mì yào(cryptography) key
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Example Sentence
出门前，他检查了一下有没有带钥匙。Chū mén qián, tā jiǎn chá le yí xià yǒu méi yǒu dài yào shi.Before leaving, he checked whether he had brought his keys.
出门Chū ménto go out前qiánfront，他tāhe检查jiǎn cháinspection了le(completed action)一下yí xiàall at once有没有yǒu méi yǒuIs there a ...?带dàiband钥匙yào shikey。