鑰匙 yàoshi HSK7 key Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 钥 鑰 yào noun key (literary) a key used for opening locks; also used as a bound form in the word 钥匙 yàoshi匙 shi noun [key] (bound form) Used only in the word for key, 钥匙 yàoshi.