Chinese Word: 锁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

锁 (Trad.: 鎖)HSK 5

Pinyin: suǒ

English Definition: to lock up; to lock; lock; Classifiers: 把

Chinese Definition:
①加在门、箱子、抽屉等物体上的封缄器，要用专用的钥匙才能打开：门锁。密码锁。锁钥。
②用锁关住：把门锁上。
③链子：锁链。枷锁。
④幽闭：经济封锁。
⑤紧皱眉：愁眉双锁。
⑥一种缝纫方法，使衣料的边缘不致散开：锁边。锁扣眼。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:⺌ indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- ⿱ Above to below
  - ⺌
  - 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 钡锬

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封锁HSK 6	fēng suǒ	to blockade; to seal off
连锁HSK 6	lián suǒ	to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
连锁店	lián suǒ diàn	chain store
锁定	suǒ dìng	to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten); to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection); to focus attention on; to target
门锁HSK 5	mén suǒ	door lock

1		wǒ 我 cháng cháng 常常 wàng jì 忘记 suǒ mén 锁门。 I often forget to lock the door.
2		nín 您 de 的 zhàng hù 账户 yǐ 已 bèi 被 zàn shí 暂时 suǒ dìng 锁定。 Your account has been temporarily locked.
3		tā 他 shì 是 zhè ge 这个 lián suǒ 连锁 jiǔ diàn 酒店 de 的 CEO 。 He is the CEO of this hotel chain.
4		zhè 这 bǎ 把 suǒ 锁 de 的 yào shi 钥匙 diào 掉 le 了， nǐ 你 yǒu 有 bèi yòng 备用 de 的 ma 吗？ The key to this lock is lost. Do you have a spare?
5		tā 她 yòng lì 用力 zhuǎn dòng 转动 mén bǎ shǒu 门把手， què 却 fā xiàn 发现 mén 门 zǎo yǐ 早已 bèi 被 suǒ zhù 锁住 le 了。 She turned the doorknob hard, but found that the door was already locked.

1		wǒ 我 cháng cháng 常常 wàng jì 忘记 suǒ mén 锁门。 I often forget to lock the door.
2		nín 您 de 的 zhàng hù 账户 yǐ 已 bèi 被 zàn shí 暂时 suǒ dìng 锁定。 Your account has been temporarily locked.
3		tā 他 shì 是 zhè ge 这个 lián suǒ 连锁 jiǔ diàn 酒店 de 的 CEO 。 He is the CEO of this hotel chain.
4		zhè 这 bǎ 把 suǒ 锁 de 的 yào shi 钥匙 diào 掉 le 了， nǐ 你 yǒu 有 bèi yòng 备用 de 的 ma 吗？ The key to this lock is lost. Do you have a spare?
5		tā 她 yòng lì 用力 zhuǎn dòng 转动 mén bǎ shǒu 门把手， què 却 fā xiàn 发现 mén 门 zǎo yǐ 早已 bèi 被 suǒ zhù 锁住 le 了。 She turned the doorknob hard, but found that the door was already locked.