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Chinese symbol for “keyhole”

锁眼
suǒ yǎn
Traditional: 鎖眼
keyhole

The closest CC-CEDICT match for keyhole is 锁眼 (suǒ yǎn), defined as: keyhole.

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

锁 suǒ
lock, padlock; chains, shackles
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes
眼 yǎn
eyelet, hole, opening
radical 109 ⽬ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “keyhole”

WordPinyinMeaning
锁孔 (鎖孔)suǒ kǒngkeyhole
牝pìn(of a bird, animal or plant) female; keyhole

Related words

Other words that share a character with 锁眼.

WordPinyinMeaning
封锁 (封鎖)fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off
锁定 (鎖定)suǒ dìngto lock (a door); to close with a latch
连锁 (連鎖)lián suǒto interlock; to be linked
连锁店 (連鎖店)lián suǒ diànchain store
解锁 (解鎖)jiě suǒto unlock; to release
枷锁 (枷鎖)jiā suǒstocks and chain; in fetters
眼睛yǎn jingeye; 只 (zhī),双 (shuāng)
眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now

See also: Japanese symbol for “keyhole”.

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.

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