锁 suǒ▶ lock

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5

Traditional

鎖

Measure word

把

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 锁 is in band 5. HSK 5 explained

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中锁。

It means lock. You'd say it when you're halfway down the stairs and can't remember if you turned the key. You turn back to check the lock. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

锁 is written in 12 strokes.

• 锁

Related words

• 封锁blockade
• 连锁chain

锁 is pronounced suǒ and means “lock”.