銷
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xiāo · to fuse, to melt

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15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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釒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 銷

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Example sentences

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Tā de xīn chàng piàn xiāo lù hěn hǎo.他的新唱片銷路很好。

His new record sells well.

Source: Tatoeba #506813 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén de xiāo liáng jīn nián fān le yì fān.我們的銷量今年翻了一番。

Our sales doubled this year.

Source: Tatoeba #12785105 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài dì sān jì shí xiāo shòu diē le xià lái.在第三季時銷售跌了下來。

Sales fell off in the third quarter.

Source: Tatoeba #801322 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de shū xiāo lù bù hǎo, suǒ yǐ xiàn zài shǒu tóu shí fēn jiéjū.他的書銷路不好,所以現在手頭十分拮据。

He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.

Source: Tatoeba #540637 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì tīng cóng jīng xiāo shāng de jiàn yì zuò de jué dìng.我是聽從經銷商的建議做的決定。

My decision was based on a dealer recommendation.

Source: Tatoeba #13994990 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bèi wù rèn wéi shì tuī xiāo yuán.我被誤認為是推銷員。

I was mistaken for a salesman.

Source: Tatoeba #858724 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 銷 in context

  1. Say xiāo, then recall the core meaning: to fuse, to melt.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 銷 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.