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销, traditional form 銷, is a phono-semantic compound with the metal radical 金 (simplified as 钅) on the left providing the semantic category and 肖 on the right indicating the pronunciation. Its original meaning was to melt metal, directly connected to the semantic component. From this physical process of liquefying metal, the sense extended to broader concepts of dissolving, eliminating, or canceling, as in revoking a document or neutralizing an effect. Later, it acquired a common meaning related to commerce, referring to selling or marketing goods, shifting from depleting inventory to active distribution.
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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。