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Chinese symbol for “keyword”

关键词
guān jiàn cí
Traditional: 關鍵詞
keyword

The closest CC-CEDICT match for keyword is 关键词 (guān jiàn cí), defined as: keyword.

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

关 guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes
键 jiàn
lock, door bolt; key
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes
词 cí
phrase, expression; words, speech
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “keyword”

WordPinyinMeaning
关键字 (關鍵字)guān jiàn zìkeyword
键词 (鍵詞)jiàn cíkeyword

Related words

Other words that share a character with 关键词.

WordPinyinMeaning
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
关于 (關於)guān yúpertaining to; concerning
有关 (有關)yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to
相关 (相關)xiāng guānrelated; relevant
机关 (機關)jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated
关键 (關鍵)guān jiàncrucial point; crux
键盘 (鍵盤)jiàn pánkeyboard
按键 (按鍵)àn jiànbutton or key (on a device); keystroke
歌词 (歌詞)gē císong lyric; lyrics

See also: Japanese symbol for “keyword”.

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.