锁呐
suǒ​nà

suona

锁 suǒ lock Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 𭕆 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鎖.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

𭕆
𭕆 Sound component
suǒ fragments

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

呐 ne, nà raise voice Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 内 represents the sound. Simplified form of 吶.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
内
内 Sound component
nèi inside

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鎖 suǒ lock Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 𧴪 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
𧴪
𧴪 Sound component
suǒ fragments

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartswaX[s]ˤojʔ chain

說文解字

《說文新附》：“鎖，鐵鎖，門鍵也。从金，聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

吶 ne, nà raise voice Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 內 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
內
內 Sound component
nèi inside

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnywetnotslow of speech
Zhengzhangnod

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang