Memory phrase for the Kanji: 卖


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Meaning to sell, to betray

Pronunciation

mài

Explanation

From top: ten , a cap , leader/head (= the big one with protruding eyes )

Mnemonic


 
(together with: to buy , which shows that leader with the cap ) This cap is what the leader has bought , but for 10 (coins) he wants to sell it.

Radicals

tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
to sell
something ???
headThe big one with protruding eyes is the leader. 
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 Vocabulary

 讨好卖乖  tǎo hǎo mài guāi  to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
 贩卖  fàn mài  to sell; to peddle; to traffic
 卖淫  mài yín  prostitution
 卖国贼  mài guó zéi  traitor
 卖傻  mài shǎ  to play stupid; to act like an idiot
 出卖  chū mài  to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray
 买卖  mǎi mài  buying and selling; business; business transactions
 买卖  mǎi mài  


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