jiàn pán
clavier
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我正在用键盘打字。
wǒ zhèng zài yòng jiàn pán dǎ zì.
I am typing on the keyboard.
这个键盘很好用。
zhè ge jiàn pán hěn hǎo yòng.
This keyboard is very easy to use.
我的键盘坏了。
wǒ de jiàn pán huài le.
My keyboard is broken.
电脑键盘 (diànnǎo jiànpán)
computer keyboard
打字机 (dǎzìjī)
typewriter
手写板 (shǒuxiěbǎn)
graphics tablet
打字机 (dǎzìjī)
typewriter
The Chinese word 键盘 (jiàn pán) for "keyboard" is a compound of two characters: 键盘 (jiàn) meaning "key" and 盘 (pán) meaning "board". The word 键盘 (jiàn pán) was first used in the late 19th century to refer to the keyboard of a typewriter. It was later adopted to refer to the keyboard of a computer.The character 键盘 (jiàn) is derived from the oracle bone script, which is the earliest known form of Chinese writing. In the oracle bone script, the character 键盘 (jiàn) was a pictograph of a key. The character 键盘 (pán) is derived from the seal script, which is a later form of Chinese writing. In the seal script, the character 键盘 (pán) was a pictograph of a board.The compound word 键盘 (jiàn pán) was first used in the late 19th century to refer to the keyboard of a typewriter. It was later adopted to refer to the keyboard of a computer. The word 键盘 (jiàn pán) is now a common word in Chinese. It is used to refer to the keyboard of a computer, a typewriter, or any other device that has a keyboard.
