銷 meaning and stroke order
To fuse, to melt; to market, to sell
How to write 銷, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 銷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to melt (metal)
- to cancel; to annul
- to sell
- to expend; to spend
- pin; bolt
- to fasten with a pin or bolt
How 銷 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
釒 gives the meaning and 肖 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 銷
銷 combines the metal radical 釒 with 肖 (xiào), which gives the sound. Picture metal melting away until it is gone, and from that idea of something disappearing you get cancel, spend, and sell.
銷 (simplified 销) appears mostly in compounds about selling, spending, or canceling, such as 銷售 (xiāoshòu) and 撤銷 (chèxiāo). Example: 這本書很暢銷。(Zhè běn shū hěn chàngxiāo.) This book sells very well.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 銷 (xiāo, to sell or cancel) with 消 (xiāo, to disappear or eliminate), since both share 肖 and the same sound. Write 消 with the water radical in words like 消失 (xiāoshī, to vanish) and 消息 (xiāoxi, news), and 銷 with the metal radical in 銷售 and 開銷.
Common words with 銷
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 銷售 | xiāoshòu | to sell; to market | HSK 4 |
| 推銷 | tuīxiāo | to market; to sell | HSK 4 |
| 促銷 | cùxiāo | to promote sales | HSK 4 |
| 撤銷 | chèxiāo | to cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo | HSK 6 |
| 銷毀 | xiāohuǐ | to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate | HSK 7-9 |
| 開銷 | kāixiāo | to pay (expenses); expenses | HSK 7-9 |
| 暢銷 | chàngxiāo | to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping | HSK 7-9 |
| 銷量 | xiāoliàng | sales volume | HSK 7-9 |
| 吊銷 | diàoxiāo | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke | HSK 7-9 |
| 報銷 | bàoxiāo | to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement | HSK 7-9 |
| 傾銷 | qīngxiāo | to dump (goods, products) | HSK 7-9 |
| 推銷員 | tuīxiāoyuán | sales representative; salesperson | |
| 營銷 | yíngxiāo | marketing | |
| 經銷商 | jīngxiāoshāng | dealer; seller |
Questions about 銷
How many strokes are in 銷?
銷 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 銷 mean?
銷 (xiāo) means to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell. A common word with it is 销售 (xiāoshòu), meaning "to sell; to market".
How do you pronounce 銷?
銷 is pronounced xiāo, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 銷?
The radical of 銷 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 銷 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 銷?
銷 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 销, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 銷 have the tone xiāo when 肖 is read xiào?
肖 only gives an approximate sound, which is common in phonetic components. The characters built on it, such as 銷, 消, and 宵, are all read xiāo in the first tone.
What is the difference between 銷售 and 推銷?
銷售 (xiāoshòu) is the general word for selling, as in a sales department. 推銷 (tuīxiāo) means actively pushing or promoting a product to customers, like a salesperson making a pitch.