锁 Strokes Write it Listen 锁 suǒ to lock; to lock up; a lock HSK 5 12 strokes Radical 钅 Sound + meaning 6 words Built from钅meaningjīngold, metal; money⺌sound component贝bèisea shell; money, currency How it works钅 hints at the meaning (metal), and ⺌ hints at the sound.