English Definition: to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
Chinese Definition:
①拿东西换钱,与“买”相对:卖菜。卖身。买卖。卖方。卖狗皮膏药(喻说得好听,实际上是骗人)。
②背叛祖国、亲友或自己的良心:卖友,卖国求荣。卖身投靠。
③尽量使出力气:卖力。卖命。卖劲儿。
④显示自己,表现自己:卖弄。卖乖。倚老卖老。
⑤售销买。
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