销(xiāo)

HSK 412 strokesTrad. 銷

to melt (metal)

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Character information

Pinyin
xiāo
Meaning
to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
銷

Origin & structure

Where 销 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅肖

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 肖 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

钅jīn肖xiào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 销 step by step

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

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Words with 销

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

cù促xiāo销
HSK 4

to promote sales

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tuī推xiāo销
HSK 4

to market

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qīng倾xiāo销
HSK 7-9

to dump (goods, products)

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diào吊xiāo销
HSK 7-9

to suspend (an agreement)

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bào报xiāo销
HSK 7-9

to submit an expense account

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zhǔ主xiāo销

kingpin (vehicle part); to focus one's marketing efforts on (a region, prod…

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dài代xiāo销

to sell as agent; to sell on commission (e.g. insurance policies); proxy sa…

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gōng供xiāo销

supply and marketing; distribution; supply and sales

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