售
售 (shòu) · to sell
售 (shòu) means “to sell”. It is made of 隹 + 口 and has 11 strokes.
Break 售 into its parts
What 售 is made of
- 隹 zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻 rén — person
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A street vendor talks 口 incessantly, like a bird 隹 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
售 stroke order
Example sentences with 出售
这套房子正在出售。Zhè tào fángzi zhèngzài chūshòu.This house is up for sale.
这里出售火车票吗？Zhèlǐ chūshòu huǒchē piào ma?Are train tickets sold here?
Words with 售
Also built with 隹
- 准zhǔnto allow
- 唯wéionly
- 堆duīpile
- 推tuīto push
- 椎chuíspine
- 焦jiāoburned
- 稚zhìyoung
- 维wéito preserve
- 谁shéiwho
- 难nándifficult
- 雀quèsparrow
- 雄xióngalpha male
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shòu |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to sell |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 口 (mouth, #30) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 售
What does 售 mean?
售 (shòu) means “to sell”.
How many strokes does 售 have?
售 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 售?
The radical of 售 is 口 (kǒu, “mouth”), Kangxi radical number 30.
What parts make up 售?
售 is made of 隹 (short-tailed bird) and 口 (mouth).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.