售 (shòu) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
to sell
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
售 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 售 is 口 — meaning mouth. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 品吹台否另各味喊咳呼命嗯.
How the character is built
售 is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. A street vendor talks 口 incessantly, like a bird 隹.
HSK 4 Words Containing 售
Tasks Featuring 售 / 相关任务
Words containing 售 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 售 mean in Chinese?
售 (shòu) means to sell. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 售 have?
售 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 售?
The radical of 售 is 口 (mouth). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 品, 吹, 台, 否, 另.
What is the pinyin for 售?
售 is pronounced shòu.
What HSK 4 words use 售?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 售 appears in 1 word, including 售票员 (shòupiàoyuán). See the full list above.