shòu

(bound form) to sell; to retail

(literary) to carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)

bird (隹) + mouth (口) = hawking goods for sale

隹 originally depicted a short-tailed bird, here suggesting something handed over or offered. The mouth (口) evokes the act of calling out to buyers — the vocal side of retail.

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MouthSemantic
A short-tailed birdSemantic

这家店今天开始票了。

zhè jiā diàn jīn tiān kāi shǐ shòu piào le。

This shop started selling tickets today.

那个小贩在街边卖各种水果。

nà ge xiǎo fàn zài jiē biān shòu mài gè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ。

That street vendor sells all kinds of fruit by the roadside.

Words with 售

自动售货机

zì dòng shòu huò jī

vending machine

配售

pèi shòu

to ration merchandise (esp. food in times of shortages)

销售

xiāo shòu

to sell

销售时点

xiāo shòu shí diǎn

point of sale

销售时点情报系统

xiāo shòu shí diǎn qíng bào xì tǒng

point of sale system

销售额

xiāo shòu é

sales figure

销售点

xiāo shòu diǎn

point of sale (POS)

制售

zhì shòu

to manufacture and sell

零售

líng shòu

to retail

零售商

líng shòu shāng

retailer

零售店

líng shòu diàn

shop

预售

yù shòu

to sell in advance

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