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Chinese
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to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass |
(door lock) key
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| trad. (關鍵)
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關
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鍵
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| simp. (关键)
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关
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键
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| alternative forms
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關楗／关楗
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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關
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| Reading #
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1/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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guān
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kwæn ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁro/
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| English
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barrier
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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關
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鍵
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| Reading #
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1/1
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3/3
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| No.
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8640
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6222
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Phonetic
component
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卵
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建
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Rime
group
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元
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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關
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寋
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Old
Chinese
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/*kroːn/
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/*ɡanʔ/
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Noun
關鍵
- (literal, Classical) latch (fastening for a door); door bolt
- (figurative) crux; key element; crucial point
Synonyms
- 插關 / 插关 (chāguān) (regional)
- 門栓 / 门栓 (ménshuān)
- 門狗 / 门狗 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 門釦 / 门扣 (ménkòu)
- 門閂 / 门闩 (ménshuān)
- 支點 / 支点 (zhīdiǎn) (figurative)
- 牛鼻子 (niúbízi) (figurative)
- 癥結 / 症结 (zhēngjié) (figurative)
- 筋節 / 筋节 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 肯綮 (figurative)
- 要害 (yàohài)
- 關鍵之處 / 关键之处 (guānjiàn zhī chù)
Adjective
關鍵
- (figurative) crux; key; crucial; pivotal
- 一個關鍵細節／一个关键细节 ― yīge guānjiàn xìjié ― a crucial detail
- 關鍵成果／关键成果 ― guānjiàn chéngguǒ ― key results
Synonyms
- 主要 (zhǔyào) (most important)
- 吃勁 / 吃劲 (chījìn) (colloquial)
- 吃緊 / 吃紧 (chījǐn)
- 基本 (jīběn)
- 根本 (gēnběn)
- 當家 / 当家 (dāngjiā) (attributive, most important)
- 要緊 / 要紧 (yàojǐn)
- 重大
- 重要 (zhòngyào)
Derived terms
Descendants
Korean
Noun
關鍵 • (gwan'geon) (hangeul 관건)
- hanja form? of 관건 (“crux; key; core”)