锁
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to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把[ba3])
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 金 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 鎖
- Common rank
- #1,293
- Unicode
- U+9501
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
lock · Heisig RSH #1614
metal + 小 small + 贝 shellfish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 锁
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 核连锁反应 | nuclear chain reaction | |
| 连锁反应 | (physics) chain reaction; (idiom) chain reaction; series of events each caused by the prev… | |
| 转字锁 | combination lock | |
| 弹子锁 | pin tumbler lock; spring lock | |
| 大写锁定 | caps lock | |
| 连锁商店 | chain store | |
| 闭关锁国 | to close the passes and seal off the country; to close a country to exclude foreign contac… | |
| 锁区 | region lock (gaming etc) | |
| 锁国 | to close a country; to exclude foreign contact; closed country (Qing China, North Korea et… | |
| 锁头 | a lock | |
| 拉锁 | zipper | |
| 上锁 | to lock; to be locked | |
| 锁上 | to lock; to lock up | |
| 锁存器 | latch (electronic) | |
| 开锁 | to unlock | |
| 锁门 | to lock the door | |
| 门锁 | door lock | |
| 锁眼 | keyhole | |
| 明锁 | exposed lock; external lock (e.g. padlock or surface-mounted latch) (contrasted with 暗鎖|暗锁… | |
| 锁定 | to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a co… |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component ⺌ — compare how they read.