Chinese word dictionary

镣锁

liào suǒ · fetter lock (to restrain horse); handcuff lock

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Word information

Simplified镣锁

Traditional鐐鎖

Pinyinliào suǒ

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

镣liào

fetters, leg-irons

锁suǒ

lock, padlock; chains, shackles

How to learn 镣锁

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Words with the same characters

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锁suǒ

old variant of 鎖|锁[suo3]; to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把[ba3])

封锁fēngsuǒ

to blockade; to seal off; to lock down

连锁liánsuǒ

to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)

锁定suǒdìng

to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten); to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection); to focus attention on; to target