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suǒ

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suǒ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
suǒ | suo3
English translation
lock, padlock; chains, shackles

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About suǒ

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Number of strokes

18

Traditional form

suǒ

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of suǒ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

jīn ⺌貝

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Simplified form of suǒ . Phonosemantic compound. Jīn represents the meaning and 𧴪 represents the sound.

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Words with suǒ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
suǒ lock suǒ
封锁 fēngsuǒ to blockade封鎖
锁定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door)鎖定
连锁 liánsuǒ to interlock連鎖
门锁 mén suǒ door lock門鎖
连锁店 lián suǒ diàn chain store連鎖店
锁骨 suǒ gǔ collarbone鎖骨
锁门 suǒ mén to lock the door鎖門
枷锁 jiā suǒ in fetters枷鎖
锁链 suǒ liàn chains鎖鏈
连锁反应 lián suǒ fǎn yìng chain reaction連鎖反應
反锁 fǎn suǒ locked in (with the door locked from the outside)反鎖
锁上 suǒ shàng to lock鎖上
闭锁 bì suǒ to lock閉鎖
解锁 jiě suǒ to unlock解鎖
锁匠 suǒ jiang locksmith鎖匠
拉锁 lā suǒ zipper拉鎖
封锁线 fēng suǒ xiàn blockade line封鎖線
锁孔 suǒ kǒng keyhole鎖孔
锁匙 suǒ chí (dialect) key鎖匙
闭关锁国 bì guān suǒ guó to close the passes and seal off the country閉關鎖國
挂锁 guà suǒ padlock掛鎖

suǒ Decomposition & Compounds

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