懂中文 Dong Chinese

鎖

suǒ

lock

Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 𧴪 represents the sound.

Components
金 meaning component

金  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

𧴪 sound component

𧴪  Sound component

suǒ

  

fragments

Evolution

鎖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鎖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

锁 (鎖) 

suǒ

lock, padlock; shackles, chains; to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[bǎ]

Most common words with 鎖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

锁

lock

封锁

to blockade

锁定

to lock (a door)

连锁

to interlock

门锁

door lock