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Chinese symbol for “interlock”

连锁
lián suǒ
Traditional: 連鎖
to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for interlock is 连锁 (lián suǒ), defined as: to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

连 lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
锁 suǒ
lock, padlock; chains, shackles
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “interlock”

WordPinyinMeaning
相接xiāng jiēto merge with; interlinking

Related words

Other words that share a character with 连锁.

WordPinyinMeaning
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row
连结 (連結)lián jiévariant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect
连任 (連任)lián rènto continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office
连线 (連線)lián xiànelectrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection
相连 (相連)xiāng liánto link; to join
封锁 (封鎖)fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off
锁定 (鎖定)suǒ dìngto lock (a door); to close with a latch

See also: Japanese symbol for “interlock”.

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.