挂锁

掛鎖

guàsuǒ

noun #37,144

Measure Word

一把挂锁 bǎ

Meanings

1 padlock

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

门上挂着一把挂锁。

Mén shàng guà zhe yìbǎ guàsuǒ.

A padlock hangs on the door.

HSK 4

我忘了挂锁的密码。

Wǒ wàng le guàsuǒ de mìmǎ.

I forgot the combination of the padlock.

Tips

memory

Literally "hang-lock" - a lock you hang through a hasp, exactly the English image of a padlock. 锁 alone covers any lock; adding 挂 specifies the hangable shackle type.

Stroke Order

挂 guà

锁 suǒ