卖

mài

to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt

Radical: 十 HSK 2 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

卖 decomposes into the following components:

十 买

Semantic component: 买; phonetic component: 买.

Words containing 卖

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 卖.

专卖
zhuān mài
monopoly
义卖
yì mài
jumble sale (for good cause)
买卖
mǎi mài
buying and selling
倒卖
dǎo mài
to resell at a profit
兜卖
dōu mài
to peddle
出卖
chū mài
to offer for sale
卖主
mài zhǔ
seller
卖乖
mài guāi
卖价
mài jià
卖傻
mài shǎ
to play stupid
卖出
mài chū
to sell
卖力
mài lì
really put out energy for

Related characters (radical 十)

Characters that share the radical 十.

丧 十 卂 千 卄 卅 升 午 卉 半 卌 华 协 卑 卒 卓 協 南 博 啬 干 颦

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