CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- mai4
- English meanings
- bring, parade, prostitute, make living at, go, sell out, show off, negotiate, exert to the utmost, tout, not spare, deal, betray, make living by, at, sell, make living by/at, betrayal, trade, fetch, market, bring in
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 十; bottom 买.
Meaning & sound clues
买 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “buy”.
买 is identified as the sound component (mǎi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 卖.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
buy
bury
pulse; vein
to take a step
haze; smog
wheat
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
This shop sells fruit.
- 02
He sold the old books.
- 03
The vegetables sell fast.
- 04
How much to sell for?
- 05
Someone is selling flowers on the street.
- 06
Closes once sold out.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 专卖店
- 买卖
- 倒卖
- 出卖
- 卖弄
- 外卖
- 拍卖
- 贩卖