Chinese Character 销 Meanings and components.

Form

销

Meaning

销 meaning[3] in English

To Melt (Metal).

To Cancel Or Annul.

To Sell.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 销 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (钅) , and surname Xiao (肖)

Its radical[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with OPFB

How to write 销

To write销xiao1to melt … you should write a combination of 钅jin1 , 肖xiao4surname Xiao arranged in a 吅 shape:

钅 + 肖 = 销

销 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 销 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 销, looks as follow:

销
Pinyin:xiao1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Melt (Metal) . To Cancel Or Annul . To Sell . To Spend . To Fasten With A Bolt . Bolt Or Pin
钅
Pinyin:jin1
肖
Pinyin:xiao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Xiao . Taiwan Pr. [Xiao4]
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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