售

shòu

(bound form) to sell; to retail

(literary) to carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)

bird (隹) + mouth (口) = hawking goods for sale

隹 originally depicted a short-tailed bird, here suggesting something handed over or offered. The mouth (口) evokes the act of calling out to buyers — the vocal side of retail.

隹+口→售
口MouthSemantic
隹A short-tailed birdSemantic

这家店今天开始售票了。

zhè jiā diàn jīn tiān kāi shǐ shòu piào le。

This shop started selling tickets today.

那个小贩在街边售卖各种水果。

nà ge xiǎo fàn zài jiē biān shòu mài gè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ。

That street vendor sells all kinds of fruit by the roadside.

Words with 售

预售

yù shòu

to sell in advance

售卖

shòu mài

to sell

抛售

pāo shòu

to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)

配售

pèi shòu

to ration merchandise (esp. food in times of shortages)

零售商

líng shòu shāng

retailer

售货

shòu huò

to sell goods

自动售货机

zì dòng shòu huò jī

vending machine

销售

xiāo shòu

to sell

销售时点

xiāo shòu shí diǎn

point of sale

销售时点情报系统

xiāo shòu shí diǎn qíng bào xì tǒng

point of sale system

销售额

xiāo shòu é

sales figure

销售点

xiāo shòu diǎn

point of sale (POS)

More characters with 隹

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