# 鎖

| 鎖 | U+9396, &#37782; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9396 |
| ← 鎕 [U+9395] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 鎗 → [U+9397] |

## Translingual
### Han character

鎖 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 金火月金 (CFBC), four-corner 8918$_6$, composition ⿰釒𧴪)

### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1317, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40708
* Dae Jaweon: page 1817, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4240, character 6
* Unihan data for U+9396

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 鎖 | *soːlʔ |
| 瑣 | *soːlʔ |
| 溑 | *soːlʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *soːlʔ): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 𧴪 (suǒ).

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): suǒ (suo$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): so$^3$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): суә (suə, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): so$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lho$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): so$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): só
    (Hailu, HRS): so$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): so$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): sue$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): sǒ̤
* Eastern Min (BUC): sō̤
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): so$^3$ / sor$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): só / só͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): so$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$su
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): so$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: suǒ
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: suǒ
*** Wade–Giles: so$^3$
*** Yale: swǒ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoo
*** Palladius: со (so)
*** Sinological IPA : /su̯ɔ²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: so$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: so
*** Sinological IPA : /so⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: суә (suə, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /suə⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: so$^2$
*** Yale: só
*** Cantonese Pinyin: so$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: so$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔː³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lho$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬᵘɔ⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: so$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /so²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: só
*** Hakka Romanization System: so$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: so$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /so³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: so$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /so²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: so$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /so³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: sue$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /suɤ⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sǒ̤
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /so³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: so$^3$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: seô
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬo⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: so$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɵ³³²/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sor$^3$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sô̤
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɒ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sor$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɒ³³²/
* so3 - vernacular (as in 鎖門);
* sor3 - literary (as in 封鎖).
* Middle Chinese: swaX
Rime :
| Character | 鎖 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 蘇果切 |
| Baxter | swaX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /suɑ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /suɑ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /suɑ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /swa$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /suɑ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /suɑ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /suɑ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | suǒ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | so$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ˤojʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*soːlʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 鎖 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | suǒ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ swa$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]ˁojʔ/ |
| English | chain |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 鎖 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12205 |
| Phonetic component | 瑣 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 鎖 |
| Old Chinese | /*soːlʔ/ |

### Definitions

鎖
* (countable) lock (something used for fastening) (Classifier: 把 m c)
    這輛車沒有鎖。／这辆车没有锁。 ― Zhè liàng chē méiyǒu suǒ. ― This car has no lock.
* lock-shaped thing
* (computing) lock (mutex or other token restricting access to a resource)
* chain
* (transitive) to lock; to lock up
    鎖門／锁门 ― suǒmén ― to lock the doors
    這輛車沒有鎖。／这辆车没有锁。 ― Zhè liàng chē méiyǒu suǒ. ― This car is not locked.
* to seal; to close; to seal off
* to lockstitch
* a surname, Suo

#### Synonyms

* (lock):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鎖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鎖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 鎖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 鎖頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 鎖頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 鎖頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 鎖 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 鎖 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 鎖 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 鎖子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 鎖 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鎖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鎖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 鎖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鎖子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 鎖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 鎖子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 鎖子, 鎖鎖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 鎖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 鎖子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 鎖子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 鎖子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 鎖子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 鎖頭, 鎖子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鎖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鎖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 鎖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 鎖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 鎖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鎖頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 鎖 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 鎖 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鎖 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鎖, 錔, 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鎖, 錔, 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 鎖頭, 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鎖頭 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 鎖 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 鎖 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鎖 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鎖 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 鎖 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 鎖 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 鎖 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 鎖 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鎖 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 鎖 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 鎖 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鎖 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 鎖頭 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 鎖頭 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鎖 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 鎖 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鎖子, 鎖 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 鎖子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 鎖子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 鎖子 |
| Jin | Handan | 鎖子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鎖 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 鎖 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鎖, 鎖匙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 鎖頭 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 鎖 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 鎖 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鎖, 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鎖 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鎖 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 鎖 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 鎖 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鎖頭, 鎖 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鎖 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鎖 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 鎖頭 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鎖頭 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鎖 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 鎖 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 鎖 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 鎖 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 鎖頭, 鎖 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 鎖 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 鎖 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鎖 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鎖 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鎖 |
| Wu | Danyang | 鎖 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鎖 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鎖 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鎖 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鎖 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鎖 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 鎖 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 鎖 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 鎖 |
* (to seal): 封閉／封闭 (fēngbì), 封鎖／封锁 (fēngsuǒ)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “to seal”): 開放／开放 (kāifàng)

### Compounds

* 三簧鎖 / 三簧锁
* 上鎖 / 上锁 (shàngsuǒ)
* 九重鎖 / 九重锁
* 九鎖 / 九锁
* 交鎖 / 交锁
* 人性枷鎖 / 人性枷锁
* 利鎖名牽 / 利锁名牵
* 利鎖名韁 / 利锁名缰
* 包工連鎖 / 包工连锁
* 北門鎖鑰 / 北门锁钥
* 印鎖 / 印锁
* 反鎖 / 反锁 (fǎnsuǒ)
* 名韁利鎖 / 名缰利锁
* 囚鎖 / 囚锁
* 墩鎖 / 墩锁
* 宣鎖 / 宣锁
* 寄名鎖 / 寄名锁
* 封鎖 / 封锁 (fēngsuǒ)
* 封鎖溝 / 封锁沟
* 封鎖牆 / 封锁墙
* 封鎖現場 / 封锁现场
* 封鎖線 / 封锁线 (fēngsuǒxiàn)
* 對號鎖 / 对号锁
* 工業連鎖 / 工业连锁
* 扃鎖 / 扃锁
* 披枷帶鎖 / 披枷带锁
* 披枷戴鎖 / 披枷戴锁
* 拘鎖 / 拘锁
* 拉鎖 / 拉锁 (lāsuǒ)
* 拉鎖子 / 拉锁子
* 暗鎖 / 暗锁 (ànsuǒ)
* 服務連鎖 / 服务连锁
* 杻鎖 / 杻锁
* 枷鎖 / 枷锁 (jiāsuǒ)
* 柵鎖 / 栅锁
* 棘圍鎖院 / 棘围锁院
* 海上封鎖 / 海上封锁
* 渤海鎖鑰 / 渤海锁钥
* 煙籠霧鎖 / 烟笼雾锁
* 犀鎖 / 犀锁
* 玉鎖 / 玉锁
* 百家鎖 / 百家锁
* 眉峰雙鎖 / 眉峰双锁
* 眉間鎖 / 眉间锁
* 石鎖 / 石锁
* 空中封鎖 / 空中封锁
* 箝鎖 / 箝锁
* 紙上封鎖 / 纸上封锁
* 經濟封鎖 / 经济封锁
* 緊鎖 / 紧锁
* 緘鎖 / 缄锁
* 纓鎖 / 缨锁
* 羈鎖 / 羁锁
* 聯鎖 / 联锁
* 衾裯枷鎖 / 衾裯枷锁
* 識鎖 / 识锁
* 跪鎖子 / 跪锁子
* 軍事封鎖 / 军事封锁
* 輕鎖 / 轻锁
* 連鎖 / 连锁 (liánsuǒ)
* 連鎖反應 / 连锁反应 (liánsuǒ fǎnyìng)
* 連鎖商店 / 连锁商店 (liánsuǒ shāngdiàn)
* 連鎖店 / 连锁店 (liánsuǒdiàn)
* 連鎖甲 / 连锁甲
* 連鎖經營 / 连锁经营
* 連鎖運作 / 连锁运作
* 邊鎖 / 边锁
* 重垣疊鎖 / 重垣叠锁
* 重門深鎖 / 重门深锁
* 金枷玉鎖 / 金枷玉锁
* 金鎖 / 金锁 (jīnsuǒ)
* 金鎖曲 / 金锁曲
* 金鎖甲 / 金锁甲
* 金鎖記 / 金锁记
* 鈇鎖 / 𫓧锁
* 鉗鎖 / 钳锁
* 鉤鎖 / 钩锁
* 鉤鎖骨 / 钩锁骨
* 鎖事 / 锁事
* 鎖伏板 / 锁伏板
* 鎖匙 / 锁匙
* 鎖匠 / 锁匠 (suǒjiàng)
* 鎖南枝 / 锁南枝
* 鎖印 / 锁印
* 鎖口 / 锁口
* 鎖吶 / 锁呐 (suǒnà)
* 鎖哪 / 锁哪 (suǒnà)
* 鎖國 / 锁国 (suǒguó)
* 鎖墩 / 锁墩
* 鎖士 / 锁士
* 鎖子 / 锁子 (suǒzi)
* 鎖子帳 / 锁子帐
* 鎖子甲 / 锁子甲
* 鎖子錯甲 / 锁子错甲
* 鎖子鎧 / 锁子铠
* 鎖子骨 / 锁子骨
* 鎖孔 / 锁孔 (suǒkǒng)
* 鎖定 / 锁定 (suǒdìng)
* 鎖宿 / 锁宿
* 鎖封 / 锁封
* 鎖尾 / 锁尾
* 鎖屑 / 锁屑
* 鎖廳 / 锁厅
* 鎖廳舉人 / 锁厅举人
* 鎖廳試 / 锁厅试
* 鎖怨 / 锁怨
* 鎖應 / 锁应
* 鎖扃 / 锁扃
* 鎖枷 / 锁枷
* 鎖柄 / 锁柄
* 鎖桔 / 锁桔
* 鎖梁
* 鎖梃兒 / 锁梃儿
* 鎖樹 / 锁树
* 鎖環 / 锁环
* 鎖甲 / 锁甲
* 鎖眉 / 锁眉 (suǒméi)
* 鎖眉根 / 锁眉根
* 鎖碎 / 锁碎
* 鎖禁 / 锁禁
* 鎖窗 / 锁窗
* 鎖窗寒 / 锁窗寒
* 鎖管 / 锁管
* 鎖簧 / 锁簧
* 鎖紐 / 锁纽
* 鎖索 / 锁索
* 鎖細 / 锁细
* 鎖線 / 锁线
* 鎖縛 / 锁缚
* 鎖繫 / 锁系
* 鎖肚 / 锁肚
* 鎖藏 / 锁藏
* 鎖袱 / 锁袱
* 鎖試 / 锁试
* 鎖諫 / 锁谏
* 鎖連 / 锁连
* 鎖鈕 / 锁钮
* 鎖銓 / 锁铨
* 鎖錮 / 锁锢
* 鎖鍊 / 锁炼 (suǒliàn)
* 鎖鎖 / 锁锁
* 鎮鎖 / 镇锁
* 鎖鏈 / 锁链 (suǒliàn)
* 鎖鐐 / 锁镣
* 鎖鑐 / 锁𰿂
* 鎖鑰 / 锁钥 (suǒyuè)
* 鎖門 / 锁门 (suǒmén)
* 鎖閉 / 锁闭
* 鎖闈 / 锁闱
* 鎖闥 / 锁闼
* 鎖陀八 / 锁陀八
* 鎖院 / 锁院
* 鎖陽 / 锁阳 (suǒyáng)
* 鎖陽臺 / 锁阳台
* 鎖靠 / 锁靠
* 鎖韁 / 锁缰
* 鎖須 / 锁须
* 鎖頓 / 锁顿
* 鎖頭 / 锁头 (suǒtóu)
* 鎖頤 / 锁颐
* 鎖骨 / 锁骨 (suǒgǔ)
* 鎖骨觀音 / 锁骨观音
* 鎖鬚 / 锁须
* 鎖魚 / 锁鱼
* 鎖鳳囚鸞 / 锁凤囚鸾
* 鎖麟囊 / 锁麟囊
* 鎖黛 / 锁黛
* 鎖鼻術 / 锁鼻术
* 鏈鎖反應 / 链锁反应
* 鐍鎖 / 𫔎锁
* 鐐鎖 / 镣锁
* 鐵鉤鎖 / 铁钩锁
* 鐵鎖 / 铁锁 (tiěsuǒ)
* 鐵鎖橫江 / 铁锁横江
* 鐵鎖沉江 / 铁锁沉江
* 鐵鎖銀鉤 / 铁锁银钩
* 鑽頭就鎖 / 钻头就锁
* 長命鎖 / 长命锁 (chángmìngsuǒ)
* 長鎖 / 长锁
* 閉鎖 / 闭锁 (bìsuǒ)
* 閉關鎖國 / 闭关锁国 (bìguānsuǒguó)
* 開鎖豬 / 开锁猪
* 關鎖 / 关锁
* 關門落鎖 / 关门落锁
* 雙眉緊鎖 / 双眉紧锁
* 雲迷霧鎖 / 云迷雾锁
* 電鎖 / 电锁
* 霧鎖 / 雾锁
* 霧鎖煙迷 / 雾锁烟迷
* 霧鎖雲埋 / 雾锁云埋
* 青鎖 / 青锁 (qīngsuǒ)
* 青鎖闈 / 青锁闱
* 韁鎖 / 缰锁
* 魚鎖 / 鱼锁

### Descendants

* → Zhuang: suj
* via Old Chinese:
** → Burmese: သော့ (sau.)
** → Mon: သအ်
** → Khmer: សោ (sao)
** → Shan: သေႃး (sáu)
** → Khün: ᨪᩳ
** → Lü: ᦌᦸ (soa)
* →⇒ Middle Korean: 솨줄〮 (swàcwúl)
* → Old Uyghur: 𐽻𐽳𐽰 (sua)
** ⇒ Old Uyghur: 𐽻𐽳𐽰𐾁𐽰𐽹𐽰𐽷 (suala-)

### References

* “鎖”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “锁”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 129.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 鎖 |
| Kyūjitai | 鎖󠄁 鎖+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 鎖󠄃 鎖+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: さ (sa, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: さ (sa, Jōyō)
* Kan’yō-on: じょう (jō)
* Kun: くさり (kusari, 鎖, Jōyō)、さす (sasu, 鎖す)、つがる (tsugaru, 鎖る)、とざす (tozasu, 鎖す)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 鎖
* くさり Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 鐺 鏈 鉧 鏁
Noun derived from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 鏈る (kusaru, “to be linked together, to link together”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) くさり [kùsárí] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) くさり [kùsáríꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [kɯ̟̊sa̠ɾʲi]

#### Noun

鎖(くさり) • (kusari)
* a chain
** 1999 March 1, “聖(せい)なる鎖(くさり) [Holy Chain]”, in Booster 1, Konami:
    聖(せい)なる力(ちから)で、動(うご)きを封(ふう)じることができると言(い)われている鎖(くさり)。
       Seinaru chikara de, ugoki o fūjiru koto ga dekiru to iwareteiru kusari.
       This chain is said to be able to seal all movements with its holy power.

##### Derived terms

* 鎖(くさり)鎌(がま) (kusari-gama): a chain sickle
* 鎖(くさり)分(ふん)銅(どう) (kusari fundō): a weighted chain
* 鎖(くさり)具(ぐ)足(そく) (kusari gusoku): chain armour

##### Related terms

* 鏈(くさ)る (kusaru): to be linked together, to link together

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 鎖
* とざし Grade: S
* kun'yomi
Noun derived from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 鎖す (tozasu, “to shut and lock a door or gate”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [to̞za̠ɕi]

#### Noun

鎖(とざし) • (tozashi)
* the closing and locking of a door or gate
* a door or gate so closed and locked
* a bar or other device used to lock a door or gate

##### Related terms

* 鎖(とざ)す, 閉(と)ざす (tozasu): to close and lock a door or gate

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 鎖
* つがり Grade: S
* kun'yomi
Noun derived from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 連る (tsugaru, “to continue, to lead onto the next, to be connected; to connect or link together”).

#### Alternative forms

* 鎖り, 連, 連り, 繋り, 綴り, 縋り

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [t͡sɨɡa̠ɾʲi]

#### Noun

鎖(つがり) • (tsugari)
* a connection, linkage, or continuation
* (rare) a chain
* a string of items tied together
* the part of the opening of a drawstring bag through which the string is passed

##### Related terms

* 鎖る, 連る, 繋る, 綴る, 縋る (tsugaru): to continue, to lead onto the next, to be connected; to connect or link together

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 鎖
* さ Grade: S
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 鎻 or 鎖 (MC swaX). Compare modern Mandarin 鎖 / 锁 (suǒ, “lock, padlock; shackles, chains”).
Only used in compounds in modern Japanese.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sa̠]

#### Affix

鎖(さ) • (sa)
* a chain, linkage, or continuation
* a lock or barrier

##### Derived terms

Starting with 鎖:
* 鎖(さ)国(こく) (sakoku): national isolationism; closed borders
Ending with 鎖:
* 連(れん)鎖(さ) (rensa): (metaphorical) a chain, a connection, a linkage

### Etymology 5

* Kanji in this term
* 鎖
* じょう Grade: S
* on'yomi
Alteration from sau, itself an alternative reading of sa above, possibly influenced by an early variety of Mandarin reading suǒ or Cantonese reading so². The shift from sau to jau (modern jō) was probably the influence of the reading of synonymous character 錠 (jō).
/sa/ → /sau/ → /d͡ʑau/ → /d͡ʑoː/

#### Alternative forms

* 錠

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) じょー [jòó] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) じょー [jóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ː]

#### Noun

鎖(じょう) • (jō)
* (pitch 0) a metal bar used to lock shut a gate, door, chest, or other opening
* (pitch 0) a key used to lock or unlock such an opening
* (pitch 1) a pill or tablet

##### Usage notes

The senses have different pitch accents. A low starting pitch is used for the lock or key meanings, while a high starting pitch is used for the pill or tablet meanings.
The alternative spelling 錠 was originally an ateji, but in reference to openings, the meaning was limited to key, while the lock sense was spelled 鎖. In modern Japanese, these characters are largely interchangeable for both lock and key senses. However, the more common term for key is 鍵 (kagi).
The pill sense is more commonly spelled 錠.

#### Counter

鎖(じょう) • (-jō)
* counter for pills or tablets
    この薬(くすり)は一(いっ)回(かい)に三(さん)鎖(じょう)とのことです。
       Kono kusuri wa ikkai ni sanjō to no koto desu.
       The instructions are to take three pills of this medicine for each dose.

##### Usage notes

More commonly spelled 錠.

### References

* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 2195 (paper), page 1149 (digital)
* 1 2 3 4 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

鎖 • (swae) (hangeul 쇄)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

鎖: Hán Nôm readings: tỏa/toả, khóa/khoá, sõa/soã, tủa, xõa/xoã, tuở, tỏe/toẻ, sỏa/soả
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