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<WL>卖(F賣) [mài] sell (苹果怎么卖? How much are apples selling for?); 贱买贵卖 buy low sell high@@ [yù] cf. 賣/𧶠 | <WL>卖(F賣) [mài] sell (苹果怎么卖? How much are apples selling for?); 贱买贵卖 buy low sell high@@ [yù] cf. 賣/𧶠 | ||
#i4 | #i4 | ||
| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 卖/賣(𧷵) mài ‘sell’ combines 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. | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 卖/賣(𧷵) mài ‘sell’ combines 买/買(𧵽) mǎi ‘buy’ below, with 出 chū ‘go out’ above (as in 出口 ‘export’, for the out-going/exporting side of the deal); old 出 was reduced to 士 in the full form, and then further simplified to 十. |
Compare: 买(買) mǎi ‘buy’ (3rd tone), vs. 卖(賣) mài ‘sell’ (4th tone); but in the word 买卖 mǎimai ‘enterprise’, the last syllable has neutral tone. | Compare: 买(買) mǎi ‘buy’ (3rd tone), vs. 卖(賣) mài ‘sell’ (4th tone); but in the word 买卖 mǎimai ‘enterprise’, the last syllable has neutral tone. | ||
| − | Note: As phonetic, 卖/賣 is not really 賣(𧷵𧷓) mài ‘sell’ (GSR:1240e), but the old character 𧶠(𧸇𧷏) yù ‘hawk/sell’ (GSR:1023a); | + | Note: As phonetic, 卖/賣 is not really 賣(𧷵𧷓) mài ‘sell’ (GSR:1240e), but the old/obsolete character 𧶠(𧸇𧷏) yù ‘hawk/sell’ (GSR:1023a); 卖(賣) mài is not a component of any Shuōwén characters, but 卖(𧶠) yù is phonetic in 20 (cf. 𧶠); later exceptions: 𬑙/𥌚 mài, 𦏢 mài (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十买土乛头 | #c十买土乛头 | ||
#y maaih- | #y maaih- | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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