(shòu) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

shòu to sell 11 strokes · Radical (mouth) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 售 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced shòu.

to sell

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

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售 — 11 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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top short-tailed bird
bottom mouth

Radical

The radical of is — 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: .

How the character is built

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

票员 shòupiàoyuán ticket seller; conductor
售票员告诉我在哪里下车。
Shòupiàoyuán gàosu wǒ zài nǎlǐ xià chē.
The conductor told me where to get off.

Tasks Featuring 售 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论交通出行
Transportation & Travel · 售票员

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.

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