锁定 meaning in English

suǒdìng

to lock (a door); to close with a latch

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 鎖定20 strokes

Meaning of 锁定

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

suǒdìng
  1. to lock (a door)
  2. to close with a latch
  3. to lock into place
  4. a lock
  5. a latch
  6. to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten)
  7. to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection)
  8. to focus attention on

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

锁 suǒ · to lock · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

定 dìng · to fix · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 锁定.

一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily; maybe
决定juédìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
确定quèdìngdefinite; certain
规定guīdìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; r
制定zhìdìngto draw up; to formulate
否定fǒudìngto negate; to deny
定期dìngqīat set dates; at regular intervals
说不定shuōbudìngcan't say for sure; maybe
稳定wěndìngsteady; stable
固定gùdìngto fix; to fasten
肯定kěndìngto be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely

Questions about 锁定

What does 锁定 mean?

锁定 (suǒdìng) means "to lock (a door); to close with a latch" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 锁定?

锁定 is made of 2 characters: 锁 (12 strokes), 定 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 锁定 an HSK word?

Yes. 锁定 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 锁定 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 锁定 is written 鎖定.