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  so2   jyutping
  suo3   pinyin
[1] [n] lock; padlock
[2] [v] lock up; fasten
[3] chains; fetters; shackles


noun
Stroke count: 18
Level: 2
Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
鎖 / 锁

This word has been viewed 8825 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Aug 2009 02:18

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detail  faan2 so2  fan3 suo3 = locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
detail  so2 si4   = key
detail 窿  so2 si4 lung4*1   = keyhole
detail  fung1 so2  feng1 suo3 = to block; to seal off; blockade
detail  so2 zyu6   = latching
detail  zi6 so2   = letter lock
detail  so2 lin4*2   = ball and chain
detail  so2 liu4   = chain and shackles
detail  so2 tau4   = a lock
detail  so2 si4 kau3   = key-ring
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Showing 1 example containing 鎖
detail 反而𣲷
The newly changed door lock is unexpectedly not as smooth as the old one.

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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