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Translingual
Han character
鎖 (Kangxi radical 167, 金 +10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 金火月金 (CFBC ), four-corner 89186 , 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 ( ) .
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : suǒ (suo3 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄙㄨㄛˇ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : so3
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : суә (suə, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : so2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : lho2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : so3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : só
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : so3
Jin (Wiktionary ) : sue2
Northern Min (KCR ) : sǒ̤
Eastern Min (BUC ) : sō̤
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : só / só͘
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : so2
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 5 su
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : so3
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
鎖
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
suǒ
Middle Chinese
‹ swaX ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁojʔ/
English
chain
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * 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 ― suǒ mén ― 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
Dialectal synonyms of
鎖 (“lock (n.)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
鎖
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
鎖
Taiwan
鎖 , 鎖頭
Langfang
鎖
Harbin
鎖 , 鎖頭
Shenyang
鎖頭
Malaysia
鎖頭
Singapore
鎖頭
Jilu Mandarin
Tangshan
鎖
Cangzhou
鎖
Baoding
鎖
Shijiazhuang
鎖子
Jinan
鎖
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
鎖
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
鎖
Daming
鎖
Wanrong
鎖子
Zhengzhou
鎖
Xi'an
鎖子
Xining
鎖子 , 鎖鎖
Xuzhou
鎖
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
鎖子
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
鎖子
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
鎖子
Lanzhou
鎖子
Ürümqi
鎖頭 , 鎖子
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
鎖
Wuhan
鎖
Guiyang
鎖
Kunming
鎖
Guilin
鎖
Liuzhou
鎖頭
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
鎖
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
鎖
Yangzhou
鎖
Hefei
鎖
Cantonese
Guangzhou
鎖 , 錔 , 鎖頭
Hong Kong
鎖 , 錔 , 鎖頭
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
鎖
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
鎖
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
鎖頭
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
鎖頭
Macau
鎖
Guangzhou (Panyu)
鎖
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
鎖
Guangzhou (Conghua)
鎖
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
鎖
Foshan
鎖
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
鎖
Foshan (Shunde)
鎖
Foshan (Sanshui)
鎖
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
鎖
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
鎖
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
鎖
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
鎖
Zhuhai (Doumen)
鎖
Jiangmen (Baisha)
鎖
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
鎖
Taishan
鎖
Kaiping (Chikan)
鎖
Enping (Niujiang)
鎖
Heshan (Yayao)
鎖
Dongguan
鎖
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
鎖
Qingyuan
鎖
Fogang
鎖
Yingde (Hanguang)
鎖頭
Yangshan
鎖 , 鎖頭
Lianshan (Butian)
鎖頭
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
鎖
Shaoguan
鎖頭 , 鎖
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
鎖
Renhua
鎖頭
Lechang
鎖
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
鎖
Sihui
鎖
Guangning
鎖
Deqing
鎖
Huaiji
鎖頭
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
鎖
Yunfu
鎖頭
Xinxing
鎖
Luoding
鎖頭
Yunan (Pingtai)
鎖
Yangjiang
鎖
Xinyi
鎖
Lianjiang
鎖
Nanning
鎖
Wuzhou
鎖
Yulin
鎖
Hepu (Lianzhou)
鎖 , 鎖頭
Hepu (Shatian)
鎖頭
Qinzhou
鎖 , 鎖頭
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
鎖
Beihai
鎖頭
Beihai (Nankang)
鎖頭
Beihai (Yingpan)
鎖頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
鎖
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
鎖頭
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
鎖
Danzhou
鎖頭
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
鎖頭
Singapore (Guangfu)
鎖頭
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
鎖
Móng Cái
鎖
Gan
Nanchang
鎖
Lichuan
鎖
Pingxiang
鎖
Hakka
Meixian
鎖頭
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
鎖
Dongguan (Qingxi)
鎖
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
鎖
Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
鎖頭
Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
鎖頭
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
鎖頭
Wuhua (Huacheng)
鎖頭
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
鎖頭
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
鎖頭
Yudu
鎖
Shicheng
鎖
Shangyou (Shexi)
鎖頭
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
鎖頭
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
鎖頭
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
鎖頭
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
鎖頭
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
鎖頭
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
鎖頭
Hong Kong
鎖頭
Luchuan (Daqiao)
鎖
Sabah (Longchuan)
鎖頭
Senai (Huiyang)
鎖
Kuching (Hepo)
鎖頭
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
鎖頭
Singkawang
鎖頭
Huizhou
Jixi
鎖
Huangshan (Tunxi)
鎖
Jin
Taiyuan
鎖子 , 鎖
Xinzhou
鎖子
Hohhot
鎖子
Zhangjiakou
鎖子
Handan
鎖子
Northern Min
Jian'ou
鎖
Pucheng (Shibei)
鎖
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
鎖 , 鎖匙
Fuqing
鎖頭
Matsu
鎖
Southern Min
Xiamen
鎖 , 鎖頭
Zhangzhou
鎖 , 鎖頭
Zhao'an
鎖頭
Dongshan
鎖頭
Taipei
鎖
New Taipei (Sanxia)
鎖頭
Kaohsiung
鎖頭
Yilan
鎖 , 鎖頭
Changhua (Lukang)
鎖頭
Taichung
鎖頭
Tainan
鎖 , 鎖頭
Hsinchu
鎖頭
Kinmen
鎖
Penghu (Magong)
鎖頭
Penang (Hokkien)
鎖頭
Singapore (Hokkien)
鎖頭
Manila (Hokkien)
鎖
Zhangping (Yongfu)
鎖
Pingnan (Shangdu)
鎖
Chaozhou
鎖頭
Shantou
鎖頭 , 鎖
Jieyang
鎖頭
Haifeng
鎖頭
Bangkok (Teochew)
鎖
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
鎖頭
Singapore (Teochew)
鎖頭
Pontianak (Teochew)
鎖頭
Leizhou
鎖
Wenchang
鎖頭
Haikou
鎖頭
Puxian Min
Putian
鎖
Central Min
Yong'an
鎖
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
鎖
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
鎖
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
鎖頭 , 鎖
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
鎖
Waxiang
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
鎖
Wu
Shanghai
鎖
Shanghai (Chongming)
鎖
Suzhou
鎖
Danyang
鎖
Hangzhou
鎖
Ningbo
鎖
Wenzhou
鎖
Jinhua
鎖
Xiang
Changsha
鎖
Loudi
鎖
Shuangfeng
鎖
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
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: swʾ ( sua )
⇒ Old Uyghur: swlʾ- ( suala- )
References
Japanese
Shinjitai
鎖
Kyūjitai [ 1]
鎖󠄁 鎖 +󠄁
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
鎖󠄃 鎖 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
鎖
(Jōyō kanji )
Readings
Etymology 1
Noun derived from the 連用形 ( ren'yōkei , “ stem form ” ) of verb 鏈る ( kusaru , “ to be linked together, to link together ” ) .[ 2] [ 3]
Pronunciation
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
鏈( くさ ) る ( kusaru ) : to be linked together, to link together
Etymology 2
Noun derived from the 連用形 ( ren'yōkei , “ stem form ” ) of verb 鎖す ( tozasu , “ to shut and lock a door or gate ” ) .[ 2] [ 3]
Pronunciation
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
Etymology 3
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 ” ) .[ 2] [ 3]
Pronunciation
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
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
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
Affix
鎖( さ ) • (sa )
a chain , linkage , or continuation
a lock or barrier
Derived terms
Derived terms
Starting with 鎖 :
Ending with 鎖 :
Etymology 5
Alteration from sau , itself an alternative reading of sa above, possibly influenced by an early variety of Mandarin reading suǒ or Cantonese reading so² .[ 2] The shift from sau to jau (modern jō ) was probably the influence of the reading of synonymous character 錠 (jō ).
/sa/ → /sau/ → /d͡ʑau/ → /d͡ʑoː/
Pronunciation
Noun
鎖( じょう ) • (jō ) ←ぢやう ( dyau ) ?
( 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 ) ←ぢやう ( -dyau ) ?
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)
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988 ) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition) ] (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Shogakukan , →ISBN
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
↑ 4.0 4.1 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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