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销 (xiāo): To melt — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 销

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 销 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 销

销 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
销=钅metal+肖resemble

Melting metal (钅) with little (肖) — to melt or sell, as if reducing metal to small parts.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 销

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 销

HSK words that contain this character.

销售

xiāo shòu

sell; sales

HSK 5

报销

bào xiāo

submit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund

HSK 6

推销

tuī xiāo

market; peddle; sales promotion

HSK 6

撤销

chè xiāo

cancel; rescind; revoke

HSK 6

畅销

chàng xiāo

sell well; be in great demand; have a ready market

HSK 6

销毁

xiāo huǐ

destroy by melting or burning

HSK 6
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促销

cù xiāo

to promote sales

HSK 3.0 L5

倾销

qīng xiāo

Dumping

HSK 3.0 L7-9

吊销

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 销 is used in context

tā他
de的
xiāo销
shòu售
yè业
jì绩
fēi非
cháng常
chū出
sè色
。

His sales performance is outstanding.

gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
chè撤
xiāo销
zhè这
ge个
xiàng
qǐng请
jǐn尽
kuài快
bào报
xiāo销
zhè这
xiē些
fèi费
yòng
Zhè这
zhāng张
piào票
yǐ已
jīng经
xiāo销
le了
,
bù不

Information

Pinyinxiāo
Meaningto melt
Strokes12
Radical钅
Traditional銷
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1497
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄠ
UnicodeU+9500
CangjieOPFB
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diào xiāo

Revoke / cancel

HSK 3.0 L7-9

开销

kāi xiāo

Expenditure / Expense

HSK 3.0 L7-9

注销

zhù xiāo

cancel

HSK 3.0 L7-9

热销

rè xiāo

sell well

HSK 3.0 L7-9

营销

yíng xiāo

market

HSK 3.0 L7-9

销量

xiāo liàng

sales volume

HSK 3.0 L5
项
mù目
。

The company decided to revoke this project.

用
。

Please reimburse these expenses as soon as possible.

néng能
zài再
yòng用
。

This ticket has already been cancelled and cannot be used again.

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