售
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shòu · to sell

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11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 售

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shòuWords pronounced shòu
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Example sentences

Notice where 售 sits in each complete thought.

Tā dēng guǎng gào chū shòu tā de fángzi.他登廣告出售他的房子。

He advertised his house for sale.

Source: Tatoeba #836270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiāo shòu bù mén hé yíng xiāo bù mén de mù biāo bú jiàn dé yí yàng.销售部门和营销部门的目标不见得一样。

The objectives of the marketing department and the sales department are not necessarily the same.

Source: Tatoeba #5144718 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mù qián, wǒ zhèng zài xún zhǎo kè fú gōng zuò, zuì hǎo shì líng shòu yè.目前,我正在尋找客服工作,最好是零售業。

Currently, I'm looking for a job in customer service, preferably retail.

Source: Tatoeba #13527767 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Píngguǒ zài fā shòu rì qī hé jià gé shàng kǒu fēng réng rán hěn jǐn.苹果在发售日期和价格上口风仍然很紧。

Apple is still very secretive with regard to the release date and the price.

Source: Tatoeba #2432820 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí dòng zhī chū zū bù chū shòu de fángzi.這是一棟只出租不出售的房子。

This is a house to let, not to be sold.

Source: Tatoeba #918668 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè bù shǒu jī hé yì xiē yù zhuāng de yìng yòng yì qǐ chū shòu.这部手机和一些预装的应用一起出售。

The cellphone came with several applications already pre-installed.

Source: Tatoeba #1776498 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 售 in context

  1. Say shòu, then recall the core meaning: to sell.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 售票员 (shòu piào yuán), meaning “ticket seller”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 售 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.