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title: "Jianpan Meaning: 键盘 (jiànpán) Means “keyboard”"
description: "键盘 (traditional 鍵盤, jiànpán) means “keyboard”. Hear its tones, see what 键 and 盘 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianpan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 键盘 mean?

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键盘 jiànpán

## keyboard

## Its characters

1. 键 jiàn key (of a keyboard, piano)
2. 盘 pán plate

## In a sentence

我的键盘有点脏了。 My keyboard is a bit dirty.

光是常用字就有三千五百个，难道要造一个三千五百个键的**键盘**吗？

From [汉字没有字母，中国人怎么打字？ · How do Chinese people type without an alphabet?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-do-chinese-people-type-without-an-alphabet#library-word-61-63)

[More about 键盘](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%94%AE%E7%9B%98)

## More words with 键 or 盘

- [关键 guānjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanjian)
- [盘子 pánzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panzi)
- [硬盘 yìngpán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yingpan)

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