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锁suǒ

to lock; lock. 12 strokes, radical 钅, first met in HSK 5.

Pinyin suǒStrokes 12Radical 钅Band HSK 5Words 1

How to write 锁

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Stroke order chart for 锁 — 12 strokes, radical 钅

Write 锁 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 锁 · the stroke-order rules

What 锁 is made of

钅 (jīn, gold), ⺌ and 贝 (bèi, sea shell).

钅 carries the meaning — metal — and ⺌ carries the sound.

Words that use 锁

锁(suǒ) to lock; lock
指用器具封闭门窗以防打开

队员迅速锁好每扇门窗。The team quickly locked every door and window.

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More characters with the radical 钅

All 22 of them, and what the radical means, on the 金 radical page.

钱qián错cuò铁tiě钟zhōng银yín金jīn销xiāo针zhēn锻duàn镜jìng锅guō钢gāng键jiàn铃líng镇zhèn鉴jiàn铺pù铅qiān铜tóng锋fēng钻zuān