Memory phrase for the character: 卖

卖

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Meaning

to sell, to betray

Pronunciation

mài

Explanation

From top: ten 十, a cap 乛, leader/head 头 (= the big 大 one with protruding eyes 丶)

Mnemonic

(together with: to buy 买, which shows that leader 头 with the cap 乛) This cap 乛 is what the leader 头 has bought 买, but for 10 十 (coins) he wants to sell 卖 it.

Radicals

十	ten	Two crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
卖	to sell
乛	something ???
头	head, leader	The big 大 person with protruding staring eyes 丶丶 is the head and 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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