销

xiāo

to melt (metal)

to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt

metal (钅) + sound xiāo (肖) = melt, cancel, sell

The metal radical grounds the meaning in metallurgy — melting metal down, then extended to dissolving, canceling, or moving goods. 肖 gives the sound xiāo and does not carry meaning here.

钅+肖→销
肖ResemblancePhonetic
钅Metal (variant of 金)Semantic

这款手机在市场上很好销。

zhè kuǎn shǒujī zài shìchǎng shàng hěn hǎo xiāo。

This model of phone sells very well on the market.

公司决定销掉那批卖不出去的旧货。

gōngsī juédìng xiāo diào nà pī mài bu chūqù de jiù huò。

The company decided to clear out that batch of old goods that couldn't be sold.

Words with 销

内销

nèi xiāo

to sell in the domestic market

经销商

jīng xiāo shāng

dealer

销赃

xiāo zāng

to dispose of stolen goods

勾销

gōu xiāo

to write off

核销

hé xiāo

to audit and write off

分销商

fēn xiāo shāng

distributor

报销

bào xiāo

to submit an expense account

连销店

lián xiāo diàn

chain store

运销

yùn xiāo

distribution

远销

yuǎn xiāo

to sell to faraway lands

适销

shì xiāo

marketable

配销

pèi xiāo

distribution (of goods for sale)

More characters with 钅

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