锁

suǒ

s+uǒ·3rd tone

to lock; to lock up · a lock

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 12 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锡钻钩

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Character Decomposition

锁=钅+⺌+贝

Etymology

metal

Meanings

to lock; to lock up

a lock

suǒ

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Words with 锁 179 total

to lock闭锁bì suǒ to blockade · to seal off · to lock down封锁fēng suǒ locked in (with the door locked from the outside)反锁fǎn suǒ stocks and chain · in fetters枷锁jiā suǒ fetter lock (to restrain horse) · handcuff lock镣锁liào suǒ to lock; to be locked上锁shàng suǒ (dialect) key · Taiwan pr. suǒ shi锁匙suǒ chí collarbone · clavicle锁骨suǒ gǔ general term for squids (Tw)锁管suǒ guǎn to close a country; to exclude foreign contact · closed country (Qing China, North Korea etc)锁国suǒ guó fogbound · enshrouded in mist雾锁wù suǒ keyhole锁孔suǒ kǒng chains · shackles锁链suǒ liàn

Idioms with 锁 16 total Chain

to close the passes and seal off the country · to close a country to exclude foreign contact闭关锁国bì guān suǒ guó (physics) chain reaction · (idiom) chain reaction; series of events each caused by the previous one连锁反应lián suǒ fǎn yìng (idiom) the shackles of fame and fortune名缰利锁míng jiāng lì suǒ

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