The Chinese word "撬锁" is formed by combining the character "撬", meaning to pry or lever, which incorporates the hand radical "扌" to signify manual action, with the character "锁", meaning lock, which includes the metal radical "钅" to indicate its material composition. Together, they create a verb-object compound where "撬" denotes the action and "锁" specifies the target, resulting in the meaning "to pry open a lock" or "lock-picking".