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销 is the simplified form of the traditional character 銷, a phonosemantic compound. The left-side radical 金 (metal), simplified to 钅, conveys the meaning, while the right-side component 肖 indicates the pronunciation. The original meaning, 'to melt metal,' stems naturally from the metal radical and the ancient process of smelting. Over time, this concrete sense broadened metaphorically to mean dissolving, eliminating, or canceling, as in revoking a license or neutralizing an effect. Later, the character entered the commercial sphere with the meaning 'to sell,' a sense that evolved from the notion of depleting stock to actively distributing goods. This semantic path, from melting, to eliminating, to selling, traces a shift from physical reduction to abstract removal to commerce.
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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。
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