Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (销)
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)鍪 an iron pan
Historical Evolution
銷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
銷
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
銷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
銷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
銷
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
銷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
销 / 銷 [xiāo]
to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (105)
销售 [xiāoshòu] #3,429
to sell
撤销 [chèxiāo] #4,893
to repeal
推销 [tuīxiāo] #5,387
to market
营销 [yíngxiāo] #12,293
marketing
销量 [xiāoliàng] #9,011
sales volume
销毁 [xiāohuǐ] #6,245
to destroy (by melting or burning)
促销 [cùxiāo] #12,904
to promote sales
经销商 [jīngxiāoshāng] #17,226
dealer
推销员 [tuīxiāoyuán] #8,629
sales representative
畅销 [chàngxiāo] #11,449
to sell well
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