卖(mài)

HSK 28 strokesTrad. 賣

to sell

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Character information

Pinyin
mài
Meaning
to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
賣

Origin & structure

Where 卖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱十买

In this compound, the meaning comes from 买 (buy); 买 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

十shí买mǎi

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 賣: money

How to write 卖 step by step

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

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Words with 卖

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

dǎo倒mài卖
HSK 7-9

to resell at a profit; to speculate

Open 倒卖 page →
chū出mài卖
HSK 7-9

to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray

Open 出卖 page →
zhuān专mài卖diàn店
HSK 7-9

specialty store

Open 专卖店 page →
pāi拍mài卖
HSK 7-9

to auction

Open 拍卖 page →
dōu兜mài卖

to peddle; to hawk (pirate goods)

Open 兜卖 page →
yǐ以lǎo老mài卖lǎo老

variant of 倚老卖老

Open 以老卖老 page →
dǎo倒mǎi买dǎo倒mài卖

to buy and sell at a profit

Open 倒买倒卖 page →
yǐ倚lǎo老mài卖lǎo老

(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to cont…

Open 倚老卖老 page →

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