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Chinese symbol for “keychain”

钥匙链
yào shi liàn
Traditional: 鑰匙鏈
keychain

The closest CC-CEDICT match for keychain is 钥匙链 (yào shi liàn), defined as: keychain.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

钥 yào
lock, key
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes
匙 shi
spoon; surname
radical 21 ⼔ · 11 strokes
链 liàn
chain, wire; chains, shackles
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钥匙链.

WordPinyinMeaning
钥匙 (鑰匙)yào shikey; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
密钥 (密鑰)mì yào(cryptography) key
私钥 (私鑰)sī yào(cryptography) private key
万能钥匙 (萬能鑰匙)wàn néng yào shimaster key; skeleton key
公钥 (公鑰)gōng yào(cryptography) public key
锁钥 (鎖鑰)suǒ yuèkey and lock; (fig.) strategic place
汤匙 (湯匙)tāng chísoup spoon; tablespoon
茶匙chá chíteaspoon
链接 (鏈接)liàn jiēto link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink

See also: Japanese symbol for “keychain”.

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.