销 xiāo to fuse
to fuse; to melt; to market; to sell; to cancel
How to remember 销: 钅 gold + 肖 resemble = to fuse. The jeweller heats grandma's old gold earrings until they begin to fuse into a ring that will resemble hers.
Component breakdown
销 = 钅 gold + 肖 resemble
- 钅 gold
- 肖 resemble
The jeweller heats grandma's old gold earrings until they begin to fuse into a ring that will resemble hers.
How it is used
- Two unrelated compound clusters: "sell" (销售 xiāoshòu to sell, 促销 cùxiāo to run a sales promotion, 畅销 chàngxiāo best-selling, 推销 tuīxiāo to market a product, 销量 xiāoliàng sales volume) and "cancel/revoke" (撤销 chèxiāo to rescind a decision, 吊销 diàoxiāo to revoke a license, e.g. 吊销驾照).
- Business-register vocabulary - you'll hear 销售/销量 constantly at work, rarely in casual chat.
Words with 销
- 促销cùxiāoto promote salesHSK 5
- 销售xiāoshòuto sellHSK 5
- 销量xiāoliàngsales volumeHSK 5
- 推销tuīxiāoto marketHSK 6
- 撤销chèxiāoto repealHSK 6
- 畅销chàngxiāoto sell wellHSK 6
- 倾销qīngxiāoto dump (goods, products)HSK 8
- 吊销diàoxiāoto suspend (an agreement)HSK 8
- 开销kāixiāoto pay (expenses)HSK 8
- 报销bàoxiāoto submit an expense accountHSK 8
- 注销zhùxiāoto cancelHSK 9
- 热销rèxiāoto sell wellHSK 9
- 营销yíngxiāomarketingHSK 9
- 销毁xiāohuǐto destroy (by melting or burning)HSK 9