Spot 卖
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
卖 component
mài · to sell; to betray; to show off
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 卖
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue卖Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 卖 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
读=
讠
续=
纟
赎=
贝
渎=
氵
觌=
+见
椟=
木
牍=
片
犊=
牛
窦=
穴
黩=
黑
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 卖 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
读dú
to read out
HSK 3.0 · L1读书dúshūto read a book
HSK 3.0 · L1读者dúzhěreader
HSK 3.0 · L4继续jìxùto continue
HSK 3.0 · L4阅读yuèdúto read
HSK 3.0 · L4持续chíxùto continue
HSK 3.0 · L5读音dúyīnpronunciation
HSK 3.0 · L5连续liánxùcontinuous
HSK 3.0 · L5陆续lùxùin turn
HSK 3.0 · L5手续shǒuxùprocedure
HSK 3.0 · L5解读jiědúto decipher
HSK 3.0 · L6就读jiùdúto go to school
HSK 3.0 · L6