Dong Chinese dictionary

xiāo

melt, sell

Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Components

金 Meaning component

jīn

metal

肖 Sound component

xiào, xiāo

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Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xiāo

melt, fuse; market, sell; to pass time, finish, cancel; to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin

Most common words with 銷

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