锁
to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把[ba3])
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,293 U+9501
How 锁 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + ⺌ (phonetic)
How to remember it
lock · Heisig RSH #1614
metal + 小 small + 贝 shellfish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component ⺌
Siblings built with the same phonetic component ⺌ (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ⺌ sound component | — | |
| 肖 | xiào | to resemble, to look like; to be like |
| 琐 | suǒ | petty; trifling; troublesome |
Words containing 锁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 核连锁反应 | hé lián suǒ fǎn yìng | nuclear chain reaction |
| 连锁反应 | lián suǒ fǎn yìng | (physics) chain reaction; (idiom) chain reaction; series of events each caused by the prev… |
| 转字锁 | zhuàn zì suǒ | combination lock |
| 弹子锁 | dàn zi suǒ | pin tumbler lock; spring lock |
| 大写锁定 | dà xiě suǒ dìng | caps lock |
| 连锁商店 | lián suǒ shāng diàn | chain store |
| 闭关锁国 | bì guān suǒ guó | to close the passes and seal off the country; to close a country to exclude foreign contac… |
| 锁区 | suǒ qū | region lock (gaming etc) |
| 锁国 | suǒ guó | to close a country; to exclude foreign contact; closed country (Qing China, North Korea et… |
| 锁头 | suǒ tou | a lock |
| 拉锁 | lā suǒ | zipper |
| 上锁 | shàng suǒ | to lock; to be locked |
| 锁上 | suǒ shàng | to lock; to lock up |
| 锁存器 | suǒ cún qì | latch (electronic) |
| 开锁 | kāi suǒ | to unlock |
| 锁门 | suǒ mén | to lock the door |
| 门锁 | mén suǒ | door lock |
| 锁眼 | suǒ yǎn | keyhole |
| 明锁 | míng suǒ | exposed lock; external lock (e.g. padlock or surface-mounted latch) (contrasted with 暗鎖|暗锁… |
| 锁定 | suǒ dìng | to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a co… |