销毁
Old HSK 6
销毁 (xiāohuǐ) · to destroy (documents, goods)
销毁 (xiāohuǐ) means “to destroy (documents, goods)”. It is written with 2 characters: 销 (to fuse) + 毁 (to damage). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 销毁 is built
The characters
销 xiāo · to fuse
What 销 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
毁 huǐ · to damage
What 毁 is made of
- 臼jiù — mortar
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
Example sentences
这些过期药品已经被销毁了。Zhèxiē guòqī yàopǐn yǐjīng bèi xiāohuǐ le.These expired medicines have been destroyed.
警方销毁了一批假商品。Jǐngfāng xiāohuǐ le yīpī jiǎ shāngpǐn.The police destroyed a batch of fake goods.
Questions about 销毁
What does 销毁 mean?
销毁 (xiāohuǐ) means “to destroy (documents, goods)”.
How do you pronounce 销毁?
销毁 is pronounced xiāohuǐ.
Which HSK level is 销毁?
销毁 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 促销cùxiāosales promotion
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 销售xiāoshòuto sell
- 报销bàoxiāoto claim reimbursement
- 畅销chàngxiāoto sell well
- 撤销chèxiāoto cancel
- 毁灭huǐmièto destroy
Learn 销毁 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 199: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.