销xiāo
to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell. 12 strokes, radical 钅, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 销
Strokes 1–5 write 钅, then strokes 6–12 write 肖.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 销 · the stroke-order rules
What 销 is made of
钅 (jīn, gold) and 肖 (xiào, to resemble).
钅 carries the meaning — metal — and 肖 carries the sound.
Words that use 销
| 促销 | a sales promotion 为了多卖东西而降价或做活动 市集商户联手开展促销吸引顾客。Market vendors joined together to run a promotion for shoppers. Lesson 263, 市集展销与商贾互通 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life |
| 推销 | to market, to promote sales 想办法把商品卖给顾客 店员热情地推销新到的产品。The clerk enthusiastically tried to market the new products. Lesson 349, 灵动营销与防患未然 · 关山行旅与万网互通 · Alpine Wayfaring, Global Connectivity & Prudent Living |
| 销售 | to sell, sales 把商品交给顾客并收取钱款 农场团队负责销售各类果蔬。The farm team was in charge of selling the produce. Lesson 357, 青年英华与商贸新风 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 撤销 | to revoke, rescind 指依法取消或废除某项资格 依法撤销劣迹商家资质。Authorities lawfully revoked the license of dishonest shops. Lesson 555, 诚信立市 · 时代潮涌与砥柱中流 · Market Currents & Strategic Tenacity |
Characters that share the sound part 肖
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 钅
All 22 of them, and what the radical means, on the 金 radical page.