匙
shi
#2,471 most
frequent character
used in 鑰匙|钥匙[yao4 shi5]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
匙 has 匕 spoon as the meaning part and 是 shì as the sound part. Read chí, it first meant spoon. Read shi, the meaning grew to key.
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