锁芯

鎖芯

suǒxīn

noun

Measure Word

一个锁芯 gè

Meanings

1 lock cylinder
2 lock core
3 barrel of a lock

Characters

core; inner part

Examples

车门锁芯坏了，必须整个更换。

Chēmén suǒxīn huài le, bìxū zhěnggè gēnghuàn.

The car door lock cylinder is broken; the whole thing must be replaced.

这种高级锁芯很难被撬开。

Zhèzhǒng gāojí suǒxīn hěn nán bèi qiào kāi.

This kind of high-security lock cylinder is very hard to pick.

Tips

memory

芯 'core' appears in many 'inner part' words: 电池芯 (battery cell), 笔芯 (pen refill), 花芯 (flower pistil). The rotating inside piece of any lock is literally its 'core'.

Stroke Order

锁 suǒ

芯 xīn