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锁
鎻
suǒ
1. old variant of [[鎖|锁<suǒ>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

倒锁
dàosuǒ
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
反锁
fǎnsuǒ
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
封锁
fēngsuǒ
to blockade
HSK 6
拉锁
lāsuǒ
zipper
挂锁
guàsuǒ
padlock
插锁
chāsuǒ
mortise lock
撞锁
zhuàngsuǒ
lock
暗锁
ànsuǒ
built-in lock
枷锁
jiāsuǒ
stocks and chain
死锁
sǐsuǒ
deadlock (computing)
解锁
jiěsuǒ
to unlock
连锁
liánsuǒ
to interlock
HSK 6
锁上
suǒshàng
to lock
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

Alternate Entries

锁
suǒ
to lock up / to lock / lock / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
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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