U+9320 "錠" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+9320 "錠" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "lock" or "latch," and by extension, it can refer to a padlock or a bolt used for securing doors and containers. It also carries the meaning of a "spindle" or "ingot," particularly in contexts like gold or silver ingots, and is commonly used in Japanese and Korean writing systems as well. In modern usage, it appears in words related to locking mechanisms, such as in the Japanese term "kagi" for lock, and in Chinese it is often found in compound words like "錠子" (lock) or "錠劑" (tablet or pill). This character is classified under the radical 金 (jīn, meaning "metal") and has additional strokes reflecting its historical composition as a metal-based symbol for securing objects.