Lock in Chinese (Mandarin): 锁 (suǒ)
锁
suǒ
lock
- Simplified
- 锁
- Traditional
- 鎖
- Pinyin
- suǒ
- Typed as
- suo
Use it in a sentence
门上有一把锁。
門上有一把鎖。
There is a lock on the door.
The characters in 锁
锁 / 鎖
Lock. 钅 (metal) is on the left.
12 strokes
Third tone. 锁 is also the verb: 锁门 (suǒ mén), to lock the door. A key is 钥匙 (yàoshi).
More examples with 锁
我锁上了门。
我鎖上了門。
Wǒ suǒ shang le mén.
I locked the door.
这把锁需要钥匙。
這把鎖需要鑰匙。
Zhè bǎ suǒ xūyào yàoshi.
This lock needs a key.
How to write 锁 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
锁 12 strokes
In Traditional characters:
鎖 18 strokes
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