Definitions

tiào to sell (grain)

Etymology

A stand  where grain is sold

About

is the simplified form of the traditional character , combining (a stand or going out) and (grain) to depict grain being offered for sale. The character means to sell grain, originally referring to the act of moving agricultural stores from a granary to market. It remains a specialized verb for the commercial distribution of grain.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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