锁

suǒ

lock, padlock; shackles, chains

How to write 锁, stroke by stroke

to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把); old variant of 锁

Pictophonetic: semantic 钅 (metal), phonetic ⺌

Made of 钅 + 贝

封锁fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off; to lock down
锁定suǒ dìngto 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
锁上suǒ shàngto lock; to lock up
门锁mén suǒdoor lock
锁门suǒ ménto lock the door
上锁shàng suǒto lock; to be locked
锁链suǒ liànchains; shackles
连锁lián suǒto interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
枷锁jiā suǒstocks and chain; in fetters
锁匙suǒ chí(dialect) key; Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5]
开锁kāi suǒto unlock
解锁jiě suǒto unlock; to release

他们忘了锁门。
tā men wàng le suǒ mén 。
They forgot to lock the door.
由于大门锁着，我们无法入屋。
yóu yú dà mén suǒ zhe ， wǒ men wú fǎ rù wū 。
Because the entrance was locked, we couldn't enter the house.
我忘记锁上抽屉了。
wǒ wàng jì suǒ shàng chōu tì le 。
I forgot to lock the drawer.
我开门的时候弄坏了锁。
wǒ kāi mén de shí hòu nòng huài le suǒ 。
In opening the door, I broke the lock.
我忘记给抽屉上锁了。
wǒ wàng jì gěi chōu tì shàng suǒ le 。
I forgot to lock the drawer.