销
to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #759 U+9500
How 销 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 肖 (phonetic, xiào)
How to remember it
put up for sale · Heisig RSH #1615
metal + candle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 肖
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 肖 (xiào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肖 sound component | xiào | to resemble, to look like; to be like |
| 消 | xiāo | news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish |
| 哨 | shào | to whistle; to chirp |
| 削 | xiāo | to pare, to scrape, to trim |
| 硝 | xiāo | saltpeter; to tan leather |
| 屑 | xiè | bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile |
| 宵 | xiāo | night, evening, darkness |
| 鞘 | qiào | scabbard, sheath |
| 梢 | shāo | the tip of a branch; rudder |
| 悄 | qiǎo | quiet, silent, still; anxious |
| 筲 | shāo | basket, bucket |
| 蛸 | shāo | octopus; long-legged spider; mantis nest |
| 峭 | qiào | steep, precipitous, rugged |
| 逍 | xiāo | to ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter |
| 捎 | shāo | to carry, to take; to select |
| 艄 | shāo | the stern of a ship |
| 魈 | xiāo | mischievious mountain spirit |
| 诮 | qiào | to scold, to blame; to ridicule, to criticize |
| 绡 | xiāo | raw silk |
Words containing 销
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行销长 | xíng xiāo zhǎng | (Tw) chief marketing officer (CMO) |
| 实报实销 | shí bào shí xiāo | to be reimbursed for actual expenses |
| 病毒性营销 | bìng dú xìng yíng xiāo | viral marketing; see also 病毒營銷|病毒营销[bing4 du2 ying2 xiao1] |
| 置入性行销 | zhì rù xìng xíng xiāo | product placement |
| 分销商 | fēn xiāo shāng | distributor |
| 销子 | xiāo zi | a peg; a pin; dowel |
| 市场营销 | shì chǎng yíng xiāo | marketing |
| 病毒式营销 | bìng dú shì yíng xiāo | viral marketing; see also 病毒營銷|病毒营销[bing4 du2 ying2 xiao1] |
| 经销商 | jīng xiāo shāng | dealer; seller; distributor; broker; agency; franchise (i.e. company); retail outlet |
| 花销 | huā xiāo | to spend (money); expenses |
| 行销 | xíng xiāo | to sell; to market; marketing |
| 销行 | xiāo xíng | to sell; to be on sale; to be sold |
| 分销 | fēn xiāo | distribution; retail store |
| 主销 | zhǔ xiāo | kingpin (vehicle part); to focus one's marketing efforts on (a region, product etc) |
| 开销 | kāi xiāo | to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee) |
| 外销 | wài xiāo | to export; to sell abroad |
| 销售时点情报系统 | xiāo shòu shí diǎn qíng bào xì tǒng | point of sale system |
| 薄利多销 | bó lì duō xiāo | small profit but rapid turnover |
| 病毒营销 | bìng dú yíng xiāo | viral marketing |
| 销路 | xiāo lù | sale; market; state of the market; sales event |