钥
Definition
yuè:* 开锁或上锁的用具。 锁～（ａ．"锁"和"钥"；ｂ．喻重要关键；ｃ．喻边防要地，如"北方～～"）。 yào:* 义同（一） ～匙（开锁、上锁的用具。"匙"读轻声）
key; lock
Structure
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Precursors
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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