键 (jiàn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 键 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 键
关键
key; crucial; critical
关键是要找到解决办法。
Guānjiàn shì yào zhǎodào jiějué bànfǎ.
The key is to find a solution.
About the character 键
键 (jiàn) means key (on keyboard); crucial (as in 关键). 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".