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一把钥匙开一把锁

Word definition:

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Pīnyīn
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One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *一* | 一* | *一
1画
one; a, an; alone
1000.0
M
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *把* | 把* | *把
7画
hold, take; guard; regard as
5701.7
QAU
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *钥* | 钥* | *钥
9画
key; lock
8772
XCB
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *匙* | 匙* | *匙
11画
spoon; surname
6180.1
AOP
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *开* | 开* | *开
4画
open; initiate, begin, start
1044
MT
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *一* | 一* | *一
1画
one; a, an; alone
1000.0
M
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *把* | 把* | *把
7画
hold, take; guard; regard as
5701.7
QAU
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *锁* | 锁* | *锁
12画
lock, padlock; shackles, chains
8978
CFBO

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *一* | 一* | *一
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *把* | 把* | *把
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: + {noun} + {verb})
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *把* | 把* | *把
handle
  
  yuè
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钥* | 钥* | *钥
key / also pr. [yao4]
  
key / CL:
   
   chí
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *匙* | 匙* | *匙
spoon
   
   shi
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *匙* | 匙* | *匙
    
    kāi
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *开* | 开* | *开
to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away; off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文 / abbr. for 開本|开本, book format
     
     
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *一* | 一* | *一
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
      
      
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *把* | 把* | *把
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: + {noun} + {verb})
      
      
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *把* | 把* | *把
handle
       
       suǒ
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锁* | 锁* | *锁
to lock; to lock up / a lock (CL:)
       
       suǒ
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锁* | 锁* | *锁
old variant of 鎖|锁