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锁
鎖
suǒ
1. to lock up
2. to lock
3. lock
4. CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

锁
suǒ
lock, padlock; chains, shackles
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

雾锁
wùsuǒ
fogbound
倒锁
dàosuǒ
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
反锁
fǎnsuǒ
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
锁匙
suǒchí
(dialect) key
锁匠
suǒjiang
locksmith
锁呐
suǒnà
suona, Chinese shawm
锁国
suǒguó
to close a country
锁孔
suǒkǒng
keyhole
锁定
suǒdìng
to lock (a door)
锁掉
suǒdiào
lock up
锁掣
suǒchè
catch (of a lock)
锁链
suǒliàn
chains
锁钥
suǒyuè
key and lock
锁门
suǒmén
to lock the door
锁闩
suǒshuān
latch
锁骨
suǒgǔ
collarbone
镣锁
liàosuǒ
fetter lock (to restrain horse)
门锁
ménsuǒ
door lock
闭锁
bìsuǒ
to lock
开锁
kāisuǒ
to unlock

Alternate Entries

锁
suǒ
old variant of [[鎖|锁<suǒ>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,557
Word Frequency Rank
1,284 of 84,292

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