Chinese symbol for “crucial”
关键
guān jiàn
Traditional: 關鍵
crucial point; crux; 个 (gè); key
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crucial is 关键 (guān jiàn), defined as: crucial point; crux; 个 (gè); key; crucial; pivotal.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “crucial”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 至关重要 (至關重要) | zhì guān zhòng yào | extremely important; vital |
| 要害 | yào hài | vital part; (fig.) key point |
| 紧要 (緊要) | jǐn yào | critical; crucial |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 关键.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关系 (關係) | guān xi | relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect |
| 关于 (關於) | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning |
| 有关 (有關) | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with; to relate to |
| 相关 (相關) | xiāng guān | related; relevant |
| 机关 (機關) | jī guān | mechanism; gear; machine-operated |
| 键盘 (鍵盤) | jiàn pán | keyboard |
| 关键词 (關鍵詞) | guān jiàn cí | keyword |
| 按键 (按鍵) | àn jiàn | button or key (on a device); keystroke |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crucial”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.