鍵 = 金 + 建

鍵 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “door bolt”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 建 (build).

Keyword: door bolt
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiàn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: door bolt, lock bolt, дверной болт, запирающий болт, lock bolt
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鍵 key

Decomposition

ids

金 gold
建 build

How to find 鍵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “build”. 鍵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鍵 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.