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The character "销" in its traditional form "銷" is structured with the metal radical 金 on the left and the phonetic component 肖 on the right, indicating its early association with metalworking. Its original meaning centered on melting or casting metal, which later expanded to include the concept of causing something to dissipate or be consumed, akin to metal dissolving under heat. This semantic shift allowed the character to acquire meanings related to selling, as in the disposal of commodities, and to canceling or annulling, such as in the termination of contracts or obligations, while the simplified form maintains the same compositional elements with the metal radical 钅.
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这本书销售得很好。
公司撤销了那个决定。
我可以报销这些费用。
新产品需要大力推销。
他试图销毁犯罪证据。
这批货物已经滞销很久了。
那家公司因经营不善而销声匿迹了。
多年的挫折使他的热情逐渐销蚀。