钥 (yào) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 钥 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 钥
钥匙
key
我忘记带钥匙了。
Wǒ wàngjì dài yàoshi le.
I forgot to bring my keys.
Tasks Featuring 钥 / 相关任务
Words containing 钥 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 钥
钥 (yào) means key (as in 钥匙). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".