- 钥匙 yàoshi keykey for opening a lock
- 汤匙 tāngchí soup spoonspoon used for drinking soup or as a tablespoon; also called [[调羹|調羹|tiao2 geng1]] or [[羹匙|羹匙|geng1 chi2]]
- 茶匙 cháchí [teaspoonful]measure word for the amount held by a teaspoon
- 金钥匙 jīnyàoshi golden keya key made of gold; also refers to a magical key in fairy tales used to open treasure houses
- 锁匙 suǒshi keyInstrument used for opening a lock; also referred to as [[钥匙|鑰匙|yao4 shi5]].
- 钥匙孔 yàoshikǒng keyhole
- 钥匙环 yàoshihuán key ringa metal ring or split ring for holding keys together
- 钥匙链 yàoshiliàn keychainkeychain; key ring
- 匙子 chízi spoonspoon; a small utensil used for scooping soup or small items
- 一把钥匙开一把锁 yībǎyàoshikāiyībǎsuǒ one key opens one lock(idiom) there is a different solution for each problem; specific problems should be solved with specific methods based on the circumstances
- 羹匙 gēngchí soup spoonA spoon used for eating soup or serving food; tablespoon.
- 一匙 yīchí spoonfulone spoonful; a spoon's worth of something
- 万能钥匙 wànnéngyàoshi master keya key designed to open many different locks; a skeleton key or passkey
- 万能锁匙 wànnéngsuǒshi master keyskeleton key or master key capable of opening many different locks
- 公开钥匙 gōngkāiyàoshi public keythe public key used in computer cryptography and data encryption
- 公筷母匙 gōngkuàimǔchí serving chopsticks and spoonsserving utensils, specifically chopsticks and spoons, provided for shared use in communal dining to ensure hygiene and prevent the spread of disease; common in Taiwan
- 燃烧匙 ránshāochí deflagrating spoondeflagrating spoon; combustion spoon
- 私人钥匙 sīrényàoshi private keyprivate key used in encryption; the secret half of a key pair used to decrypt data
- 配钥匙 pèiyàoshi to duplicate a keyTo make a spare key or a duplicate of an existing key.
- 钥匙儿 yàoshi'ér keykey; erhua form of [[钥匙|鑰匙|yao4 shi5]]
- 钥匙儿童 yàoshi'értóng latchkey childa child who returns from school to an empty house because their parents are at work and who carries their own house key
- 钥匙卡 yàoshikǎ keycardkeycard; electronic card used as a key for a door lock
- 钥匙圈 yàoshiquān key ringA small ring, usually made of metal, used to hold keys together.
- 饭匙 fànchí rice paddlea spoon or paddle specifically used for serving cooked rice
- 饭匙倩 fànchíqiàn Chinese cobraThe Chinese cobra (Naja atra), a highly venomous species of cobra found in Taiwan and southern China, named for its hood which resembles a rice spoon; also sometimes used for the Taiwan habu (Trimeresurus gracilis) in specific contexts
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH