死锁 Traditional form: 死鎖 Pinyin (reading): sǐsuǒ Definitions: deadlock (computing) Characters: 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible 锁 - lock, padlock; chains, shackles Traditional characters: 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible 鎖 - lock, padlock; chains, shackles