Chinese character 锁 suǒ — to lock

suǒ

to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把)

  • HSK 5
  • 12 strokes
  • radical 钅
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Stroke order of 锁

Written in 12 strokes. The grey stroke under the arrow is the one you write now: the dot shows where to start, the arrow — which way to go.

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What 锁 is made of

  • 钅gold, metalmeaning
  • ⺌sound
  • 贝cowrie

Tip: 钅 hints at the meaning and ⺌ at the pronunciation.

Words with 锁

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