锁 suǒ▶ cerradura; cerrar

Stroke order

锁 is written in 12 strokes.

• 锁

Related words

• 封锁bloqueo
• 连锁cadena

锁 is pronounced suǒ and means “cerradura; cerrar”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 锁 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.