Chinese symbol for “chains”
锁链
suǒ liàn
Traditional: 鎖鏈
chains; shackles
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chains is 锁链 (suǒ liàn), defined as: chains; shackles.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chains”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 锁链.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封锁 (封鎖) | fēng suǒ | to blockade; to seal off |
| 锁定 (鎖定) | suǒ dìng | to lock (a door); to close with a latch |
| 连锁 (連鎖) | lián suǒ | to interlock; to be linked |
| 连锁店 (連鎖店) | lián suǒ diàn | chain store |
| 解锁 (解鎖) | jiě suǒ | to unlock; to release |
| 枷锁 (枷鎖) | jiā suǒ | stocks and chain; in fetters |
| 链接 (鏈接) | liàn jiē | to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink |
| 链条 (鏈條) | liàn tiáo | chain; measure word: 根 (gēn), 条 (tiáo) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chains”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.