Memory phrase for the character: 锁

锁

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Meaning

to lock up, to lock

Pronunciation

suǒ

Explanation

Left: metal 钅/金, right: small 小 and money 贝/貝

Mnemonic

It's made of metal to lock-up your small change: The lock.

Radicals

金	gold, metal	This radical is always on the left side of a character.
小	small	A person with tight arms appears small.
贝	shell, money	This is simplified from 貝, which showed a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八 that was used as money.

Vocabulary

封锁	fēng suǒ	to blockade; to seal off
枷锁	jiā suǒ	stocks and chain; in fetters
连锁	lián suǒ	to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
锁呐	suǒ nà	suona, Chinese shawm
锁掣	suǒ chè	catch (of a lock)
锁掣	suǒ chè

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