销 (xiāo) - To sell & to market

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xiāo ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

想信

销 · xiāo

To sell;

to market;

to cancel;

to melt;

to expend;

to fasten with a pin or bolt.

To sellto marketto cancel

Usage highlights

SalesCancelMarketingExpenseRetailWholesale

Synonyms

  • 售— to sell
  • 卖— to sell
  • 取— to take (in cancellation context)

Antonyms

  • 购— to purchase
  • 买— to buy
  • 存— to preserve, to save

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The company sells products worldwide (销售产品).
  • They canceled the meeting (取消会议).
  • The metal melted in the furnace (金属在炉中销熔).
  • We need to market this new brand (推销新品牌).

Collocations

  • Sales(销售)
  • Cancel(取消)
  • Marketing(推销)
  • Expense(开销)
  • Retail(零售)
  • Wholesale(批发)

Idioms

  • To sell like hotcakes(畅销不衰)
  • To vanish without a trace(销声匿迹)
  • To spend money like water(开销如流水)
  • To destroy evidence(销毁证据)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In business contexts, 销 represents commercial activity and market success.
  • The character carries connotations of disappearance or cancellation when used in phrases like 销声匿迹.
  • Historically used in metalworking contexts referring to melting metals.

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