jiàn

key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 鍵

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这个键坏了。

This key is broken.

钢琴有黑键和白键。

The piano has black keys and white keys.