Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 𧴪 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (锁)
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
锁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
锁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
锁 / 鎖 [suǒ]
to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[bǎ]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鎖 くさり
Kusari place name
CHINESE WORDS (51)
封锁 [fēngsuǒ] #3,269
to blockade
锁定 [suǒdìng] #4,318
to lock (a door)
连锁 [liánsuǒ] #9,774
to interlock
门锁 [ménsuǒ] #6,275
door lock
连锁店 [liánsuǒdiàn] #12,538
chain store
锁骨 [suǒgǔ] #14,821
collarbone
锁门 [suǒmén] #8,328
to lock the door
枷锁 [jiāsuǒ] #15,391
stocks and chain
锁链 [suǒliàn] #14,434
chains
连锁反应 [liánsuǒfǎnyìng] #20,663
chain reaction
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JAPANESE WORDS (120)
⭐ 鎖 [くさり] #4,050
chain
⭐ 閉ざす [とざす] #4,651
to shut
⭐ 閉鎖 [へいさ] #7,518
closing
⭐ 封鎖 [ふうさ] #9,158
blockade
⭐ 連鎖 [れんさ] #10,644
chain
⭐ 手錠 [てじょう] #12,834
handcuffs
⭐ 錠 [じょう] #13,906
lock
鎖骨 [さこつ] #14,753
collarbone
閉鎖的 [へいさてき] #29,941
insular
⭐ 鎖国 [さこく] #40,554
national isolation
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