明锁

Traditional form:

明鎖

Pinyin (reading):

míngsuǒ

Definitions:

• exposed lock; external lock (e.g. padlock or surface-mounted latch) (contrasted with 暗鎖／暗锁 (ànsuǒ) "built-in lock")

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 锁 - lock, padlock; chains, shackles

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 鎖 - lock, padlock; chains, shackles