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HSK
5

lock

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

suo3 suǒ

Meaning


Primary

lock

Alternatives

to lock, locked, locking, locks

Mnemonic


[su-] Superman is in the [3] basement of the [-o] office building where he is putting on a super 锁 lock onto some filing cabinets. The 钅 metal 锁 lock is shaped like a 贝 shellfish, and each time it is opened it shoots out ⺌ confetti.

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