关键

关

關

gua̅n

键

鍵

jiàn

crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal

Characters and words in 关键

关

關

gua̅n = gu + an1

surname Guan

关

關

gua̅n = gu + an1

mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve

关 = 丷 + 天 : A mean crocodile (丷) is chasing Gitta Giraffe (gu) in front of the anthill (an1). It almost caught up, when an angel (天) appears and pushes its off button (mnemonic symbol for 关) to save Gitta Giraffe.

键

鍵

jiàn = ji + an4

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

键 = 建 + 钅 : Blob the Builder (建) built a fort out of keyboard keys (键) to defend against Joan of Arc (ji) who attacks him and his fort with a golden harpoon (钅) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).