xiāo

to melt (metal)

to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt

metal (钅) + sound xiāo (肖) = melt, cancel, sell

The metal radical grounds the meaning in metallurgy — melting metal down, then extended to dissolving, canceling, or moving goods. 肖 gives the sound xiāo and does not carry meaning here.

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这款手机在市场上很好

zhè kuǎn shǒujī zài shìchǎng shàng hěn hǎo xiāo。

This model of phone sells very well on the market.

公司决定掉那批卖不出去的旧货。

gōngsī juédìng xiāo diào nà pī mài bu chūqù de jiù huò。

The company decided to clear out that batch of old goods that couldn't be sold.

Words with 销

连销店

lián xiāo diàn

chain store

运销

yùn xiāo

distribution

远销

yuǎn xiāo

to sell to faraway lands

适销

shì xiāo

marketable

配销

pèi xiāo

distribution (of goods for sale)

销假

xiāo jià

to report back after a period of absence

销冠

xiāo guàn

top salesperson; sales champion

销势

xiāo shì

sale

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

More characters with 钅