Pinyin: màiEnglish Definition: to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
Chinese Definition:
①拿東西換錢，與“買”相對：賣菜。賣身。買賣。賣方。賣狗皮膏藥(喻說得好聽，實際上是騙人)。
②背叛祖國、親友或自己的良心：賣友，賣國求榮。賣身投靠。
③儘量使出力氣：賣力。賣命。賣勁兒。
④顯示自己，表現自己：賣弄。賣乖。倚老賣老。
⑤售銷買。
Total strokes: 15;
Radical: 貝 Pictophonetic:
买 indicates the sound;
貝 (money) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿳ Above to middle and below
- 士 [ shì ] scholar, gentleman; soldier
- 罒 [ wǎng ] net, network
- 貝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
