(shòu)

HSK 411 strokes

(bound form) to sell

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shòu
Meaning
(bound form) to sell; to retail; (literary) to carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱隹口

A street vendor talks 口 incessantly, like a bird 隹

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

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How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chūshòu
HSK 4

to sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market

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HSK 4

sales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson

Open 售货员 page →
dōushòu
HSK 7-9

to hawk; to peddle

Open 兜售 page →
shòujià
HSK 7-9

selling price

Open 售价 page →
shòupiào
HSK 7-9

to sell tickets

Open 售票 page →
jiāoshòu

(of a farmer) to sell one's produce to the state as stipulated by governmen…

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shòuwán

to sell out

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