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Change log entry 41713
Processed by: richwarm (2012-06-10 22:10:25 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 39306 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
In my 1998 copy of CEDICT, the definition of 键 was just “(door lock) key”. It
seems that someone has come along later and added “key (on piano or
keyboard)” but left the original “(door lock) key” because they couldn’t prove it
was wrong (I suppose). In fact, other dictionaries give “bolt (of a door)” or as
one sense of 键, but I don’t see (door lock) key” elsewhere. (However, the
*Japanese* word for a (door) key -- "kagi" -- is written 鍵)

Editor: See discussion on the review queue.
Diff:
- 鍵 键 [jian4] /(door lock) key/key (on piano or keyboard)/
# + 鍵 键 [jian4] /key (on piano or keyboard)/bolt (of a door)/
+ 鍵 键 [jian4] /key (on a piano or computer keyboard)/button (on a mouse or other device)/chemical bond/linchpin/
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