HSK 2 · Shopping & money

卖

mài

to sell

Stroke order of 卖

卖 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

"卖" is "买" buy with a "十" on top: what you buy, the seller adds a plus and sells.

Parts: 十 + 买 to buy

Example sentence

这个商店卖水果。

This store sells fruit.

Words with 卖

外卖takeaway; delivery food

More words: Shopping & money

便宜cheap 收入income 角jiao (1/10 yuan); angle 千thousand 万ten thousand 亿hundred million 公斤kilogram 斤jin (half a kilogram)千克kilogram 克gram 公里kilometre 租to rent 打工to do odd jobs; to work part-time

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