yào

钥

lock, key

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Words with 钥

钥匙 yào shi key HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
钅 gold, metal; money
Parts
钅 + 月
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+94A5

Pictophonetic: metal

Same radical 钅
qián 钱 cuò 错 zhōng 钟 tiě 铁 yín 银 zhēn 针 suǒ 锁 guō 锅
Same sound
yào 要 yào 药 yáo 摇 yāo 腰 yǎo 咬 yáo 窑 yāo 邀