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<WL>卖(F賣) [mài] sell: 苹果怎么卖? How much are the apples? | <WL>卖(F賣) [mài] sell: 苹果怎么卖? How much are the apples? | ||
#i4 | #i4 | ||
The Shuōwén Seal form of 卖/賣(𧷵) mài ‘sell’ has 买/買(𧵽) mǎi ‘buy’ below, with 出 chū ‘go out’ above (for the out-going/exporting side of the deal); 出 was reduced to 士, and then further simplified to 十. | |||
Compare the tones in 买(買) mǎi ‘buy’ (3rd tone), vs. 卖(賣) mài ‘sell’ (4th tone); however, in the word 买卖 mǎimai ‘enterprise’, the last syllable is neutral tone. | |||
As the phonetic component in other characters, 卖(F賣) is not 𧷵𧷓 mài ‘sell’ (GSR:1240e), but an abbreviation of the old character | As the phonetic component in other characters, 卖(F賣) is not really 賣 (𧷵𧷓) mài ‘sell’ (GSR:1240e), but an abbreviation of the old character 𧶠(𧸇𧷏) yù ‘sell’ (GSR:1023a). (There are, however, two rare exceptions, supposedly read “mài”: 𥌚, 𦏢; cf. 覿, 瀆) | ||
#rW.78e,161d,79j K.AD702,1336a D.1.65.1 B.074.1.04 E.0 | #rW.78e,161d,79j K.AD702,1336a D.1.65.1 B.074.1.04 E.0 | ||
#c十买乛头 | #c十买乛头 | ||
#y maaih- | #y maaih- | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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