Mandarin Banana

锁

to lock up / to lock / lock / CL:把[ba3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 锁

Stephanie Spider (su) saved one of the last aloe vera (⺌) plants by locking (锁) it in a web made of spider silk in Olavinlinna Castle (o3). The crab (贝) wants to steal the aloe and tries to break the container open using a golden harpoon (钅). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 2 years ago | add a painting

锁
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钅
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⺌
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贝

钅

jin1 =
ji + (e)n1

simplified left radical form of 金 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 钅

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Jeanne of Arc guards the Tiananmen Square against heretics with a golden harpoon. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

锁
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钅
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⺌
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贝

⺌

xiao3 =
xi + ao3

alternative form of 小 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of ⺌

Mnemonic symbol: ⺌ looks a bit like an aloe vera plant.

Marie Curie planted some small aloe veras in the Taos Pueblo. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

锁
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钅
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⺌
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贝

贝

bei4 = b + ei4	surname Bei \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 贝
bei4 = b + ei4	cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic) \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 贝 A crab. In the Eiffel tower's bathroom, Neanderthal man and Beelzebub are fighting a crab with staplers, but because Neanderthal man can't handle a stapler he accidentally staples himself. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting

贝
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⺆
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人

⺆

xx5	Character component without inherent meaning \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ⺆ A staple, as used in a stapler. Therefore, I will represent this character by a stapler. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

贝
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⺆
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人

人

ren2 =
r + (e)n2

man / person / people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 人

Robinson Crusoe (r-) has just entered the Forbidden City (-en2), when he suddenly meets Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

人
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丿
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㇏

丿

pie3 =
pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丿

Pocahontas (pi-) is watching a giant banana (丿) inside the Erectheion (-e3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

人
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丿
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㇏

㇏

xx5	character component without inherent meaning / see 捺 \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇏ It's a finger! - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago

Stroke order

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锁 is not a component of another character.

锁 is the simplified version of 鎖 鎻 .

HSK level: 5

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

su	Stephanie Spider - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting
o3	Inside Olavinlinna Castle - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting

Words with 锁

封 feng1 锁 suo3		to blockade / to seal off (HSK level 6)
连 lian2 锁 suo3		to interlock / to be linked / chain (store etc) (HSK level 6)
挂 gua4 锁 suo3		padlock
连 lian2 锁 suo3 店 dian4		chain store
锁 suo3 链 lian4		chains / shackles
锁 suo3 骨 gu3		collarbone / clavicle
枷 jia1 锁 suo3		stocks and chain / in fetters
锁 suo3 孔 kong3		keyhole
弹 tan2 簧 huang2 锁 suo3		spring lock
锁 suo3 定 ding4		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
锁 suo3 匠 jiang5		locksmith
连 lian2 锁 suo3 反 fan3 应 ying4		chain reaction
封 feng1 锁 suo3 线 xian4		blockade line / CL:道[dao4]
门 men2 锁 suo3		door lock
拉 la1 锁 suo3		zipper
锁 suo3 门 men2		to lock the door
开 kai1 锁 suo3		to unlock
闭 bi4 关 guan1 锁 suo3 国 guo2		to close the passes and seal off the country / to close a country to exclude foreign contact
锁 suo3 匙 chi2		(dialect) key / Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5]
锁 suo3 呐 na4		suona, Chinese shawm / see 嗩吶\|唢呐
锁 suo3 国 guo2		to close a country / to exclude foreign contact / closed country (Qing China, North Korea etc)
锁 suo3 存 cun2 器 qi4		latch (electronic)
锁 suo3 掉 diao4		lock up / lock out / to lock
锁 suo3 掣 che4		catch (of a lock)
锁 suo3 钥 yue4		key and lock / (fig.) strategic place
锁 suo3 闩 shuan1		latch / bolt (to lock a door or window)
镣 liao4 锁 suo3		fetter lock (to restrain horse) / handcuff lock
倒 dao4 锁 suo3		locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
闭 bi4 锁 suo3 期 qi1		lock-up period (on stock options)
雾 wu4 锁 suo3		fogbound / enshrouded in mist
闭 bi4 锁 suo3		to lock
一 yi1 把 ba3 钥 yao4 匙 shi5 开 kai1 一 yi1 把 ba3 锁 suo3		One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
反 fan3 锁 suo3		locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
名 ming2 缰 jiang1 利 li4 锁 suo3		lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth / the victim of one's own success
大 da4 写 xie3 锁 suo3 定 ding4		caps lock
密 mi4 码 ma3 锁 suo3		combination lock
弹 dan4 子 zi5 锁 suo3		pin tumbler lock / spring lock
插 cha1 锁 suo3		mortise lock
撞 zhuang4 锁 suo3		lock
暗 an4 锁 suo3		built-in lock

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锁

Stroke order

锁 is not a component of another character.

锁 is the simplified version of 鎖 鎻 .

HSK level: 5

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

Words with 锁

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锁

Stroke order

锁 is not a component of another character.

锁 is the simplified version of 鎖 鎻 .

HSK level: 5

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

Words with 锁

Example sentences for 锁

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锁 is the simplified version of 鎖鎻 .