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  joek6   jyutping
  yue4 yao4   pinyin
[1] [n] key [2] [n] lock


Stroke count: 25
Level: 3
Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
鑰 / 钥

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  joek6 si4  yao4 shi5 = key
detail  ce1 joek6 si4  che1 yao4 shi5 = car keys
detail  gung1 hoi1 joek6 si4  gong1 kai2 yao4 shi5 = public key (in encryption)
detail  si1 jan4 joek6 si4  si1 ren2 yao4 shi5 = private key (in encryption)
detail  maan6 nang4 joek6 si4  wan4 neng2 yao4 shi5 = master key; skeleton key; passkey
detail  kyun4 joek6  quan2 yao4 = keys of authority

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