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The character "卖", meaning to sell, originates from the traditional form "賣", which structurally integrates "出" indicating the action of bringing out with "買" representing the act of buying, thereby conceptually encapsulating the commercial process of offering goods for purchase. Its evolution involved a simplification that retained the foundational idea while altering the composition to "十" positioned above the simplified component "买", thus condensing the form without losing its semantic core. Over time, while the primary definition of transferring ownership for payment has persisted, the character has expanded into figurative realms, adopting additional connotations such as betrayal or deliberate display in various compound words, reflecting its adaptive capacity within linguistic development.
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他在卖报纸。
我卖了一些书。
这家店卖很多衣服。
她把旧玩具卖给了朋友。
农民在市场上卖新鲜蔬菜。
为了赚钱，他决定卖自己的画。
这家公司专门卖环保产品。
在网络上卖东西需要很好的营销策略。