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18 strokes
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鎖 (锁)

suǒ

Definition

to lock up
to lock
lock

Character Decomposition

Related words (49)

to lock; to lock up

(dialect) key; Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5]

locksmith

region lock (gaming etc)

suona, Chinese shawm; see 嗩吶|唢呐

to close a country; to exclude foreign contact; closed country (Qing China, North Korea etc)

keyhole

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

lock up; lock out; to lock

catch (of a lock)

key and lock; (fig.) strategic place

chains; shackles

to lock the door

latch; bolt (to lock a door or window)

collarbone; clavicle

latch (electronic)

suǒ dìng píng mù

lock screen

locked in (with the door locked from the outside)

locked in (with the door locked from the outside)

to block; to seal (off); to blockade

to unlock

zipper

padlock

mortise lock

lock

to pick a lock; to force a lock

built-in lock

stocks and chain; in fetters

deadlock (computing)

to unlock; to release

chain (store etc); to interlock; to be linked

fetter lock (to restrain horse); handcuff lock

door lock

to lock

fogbound; enshrouded in mist

combination lock

fēng suǒ xiàn

blockade line

pin tumbler lock; spring lock

tán huáng suǒ

spring lock

magnetic lock

zhuàn zì suǒ

combination lock

lián suǒ diàn

chain store

lock-up period (on stock options)

dà xiě suǒ dìng

caps lock

jiā dài suǒ zhuā

in stocks; in fetter for punishment

lián suǒ fǎn yìng

chain reaction

lián suǒ shāng diàn

chain store

bì guān suǒ guó

to close the passes and seal off the country; to close a country to exclude foreign contact

核連鎖反應

hé lián suǒ fǎn yìng

nuclear chain reaction

Idioms (1)

míng jiāng lì suǒ

(lit.) fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth; the victim of one's own success

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