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Word and Radical Components of 琴键

The Chinese word 琴键 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
琴键 1. Simplified form of 琴鍵

琴键 ⇨ 琴 + 键
Component Pinyin Meanings
qín 1. (musical instrument) qin (“Chinese zithers”), referring to any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most famously the guqin
2. (musical instrument) collective name for certain musical instruments, usually of string or keyboard types, such as piano, organ, violin, cello, huqin, accordion, harmonica, etc.
3. (musical instrument, specifically) piano (attn, zh, just Hong Kong?)
4. (Cantonese) yesterday
1. Simplified form of 鍵

琴 ⇨ 玨 + 今
Component Pinyin Meanings
jué 1. (archaic) two pieces of jade joined together
jīn 1. now; at present; current
     今天 - the current day; today
     從今以後 - from now onwards.
     (syn, zh, 現在)
2. modern times
     古往今來 - from ancient to modern times.
     (syn, zh, 現代)
     (ant, zh, )
3. this
      - this summer
     今次 - this time
     (syn, zh, , )
4. (literary) thus; promptly
     (syn, zh, , 立刻)
5. (literary) if
     (syn, zh, , 假如)
6. (Min Nan, Puxian Min) now
7. (Min Nan) then; in that case

键 ⇨ 钅 + 建
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. gold
2. Simplified form of 釒
jiàn 1. to build; to construct; to erect
2. to establish; to found
3. to propose; to suggest

玨 ⇨ 玉
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)
      juk6-2 - a piece of jade
     (zh-co, 玉佩, jade pendant)
     (zh-co, 玉石俱焚, the good and the bad perish together, lit=jade and stone incinerated together)
2. pure; beautiful
     (zh-co, 玉容, beautiful face (of a woman))
     (zh-co, 亭亭玉立, slender and graceful (of a woman))
     (zh-co, 錦衣玉食, to live a luxurious life)
3. (honorific) your
     (zh-co, 玉照, your photograph)
4. (Cantonese, borrowing) Alternative form of 肉
5.    (zh-used in, zh:玉冰燒)
     Yu
6. Variant of 鬱

建 ⇨ 廴 + 聿
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. long stride
1. Original form of 筆 (writing brush; pencil)