suǒ = su + o3
to lock up / to lock / lock / CL:把[ba3]
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suǒ = su + o3
old variant of 鎖|锁[suo3]
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How to pronounce 锁

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= su initial

Su is for Susan Spider.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ o3 final

In the observatory’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

锁 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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bèi = b + ei4
cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)
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Characters with 锁 as component

锁 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 锁

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to blockade / to seal off / to lock down
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

Sentences with 锁

锁 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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