Dong Chinese dictionary

mài

sell

Phonosemantic compound. 出 represents the meaning and 買 represents the sound.

Components

出 Meaning component

chū

go out

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 出 than it was in ancient scripts.

mǎi

buy

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

mài

sell; betray; show off; to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt

Most common words with 賣

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Sources