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鎖閂

简锁闩 · 繁鎖閂

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ shuān

latch
bolt (to lock a door or window)

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鎖: Look up this written character
閂: Look up this written character
锁: suǒ · lock, padlock; shackles, chains
闩: shuān · bolt, latch, crossbar

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3–1 · suo3 shuan1

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so2 saan1

Cantonese word readings for 鎖閂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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