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Trad. 鑰

key
also pr. [yao4]

🖌️ 钥 Strokes

Trad. 私鑰

(cryptography) private key

🖌️ 私 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes

权quán 钥yào

Trad. 權鑰

keys of authority

🖌️ 权 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes

Trad. 密鑰

(cryptography) key

🖌️ 密 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes

公gōng 钥yào

Trad. 公鑰

(cryptography) public key

🖌️ 公 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes

Trad. 鑰匙

key
CL:把[ba3]

🖌️ 钥 Strokes 🖌️ 匙 Strokes

金jīn 钥yào

Trad. 金鑰

the key (to solving a problem etc)
(Tw) (cryptography) key

🖌️ 金 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes

锁suǒ 钥yuè

Trad. 鎖鑰

key and lock
(fig.) strategic place

🖌️ 锁 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes

配pèi 钥yào 匙shi

Trad. 配鑰匙

to make a key

🖌️ 配 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes 🖌️ 匙 Strokes

钥yào 匙shi 卡kǎ

Trad. 鑰匙卡

keycard

🖌️ 钥 Strokes 🖌️ 匙 Strokes 🖌️ 卡 Strokes

钥yào 匙shi 链liàn

Trad. 鑰匙鏈

keychain

🖌️ 钥 Strokes 🖌️ 匙 Strokes 🖌️ 链 Strokes

公gōng 开kāi 钥yào 匙shi

Trad. 公開鑰匙

public key (in encryption)

🖌️ 公 Strokes 🖌️ 开 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes 🖌️ 匙 Strokes

私sī 人rén 钥yào 匙shi

Trad. 私人鑰匙

private key (in encryption)

🖌️ 私 Strokes 🖌️ 人 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes 🖌️ 匙 Strokes

万wàn 能néng 钥yào 匙shi

Trad. 萬能鑰匙

master key
skeleton key
passkey

🖌️ 万 Strokes 🖌️ 能 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes 🖌️ 匙 Strokes

一yī 把bǎ 钥yào 匙shi 开kāi 一yī 把bǎ 锁suǒ

Trad. 一把鑰匙開一把鎖

One key opens one lock.
There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 把 Strokes 🖌️ 钥 Strokes 🖌️ 匙 Strokes 🖌️ 开 Strokes 🖌️ 一 Strokes 🖌️ 把 Strokes 🖌️ 锁 Strokes