賣

Descendants

 * 売 卖

Glyph origin
Originally, an.

, which indicates exoactive semantics, was eventually reduced to the etymologically unrelated.

Unrelated to, which is used as a phonetic component in a number of characters.

Etymology
Exoactive of, from ; see there for more.

Definitions

 * 1) to sell
 * 2) to betray; to sell out
 * 3) to spare no effort; to do one's best
 * 4) to show off
 * 5)  to publish (a piece of news)
 * 1) to betray; to sell out
 * 2) to spare no effort; to do one's best
 * 3) to show off
 * 4)  to publish (a piece of news)
 * 1) to spare no effort; to do one's best
 * 2) to show off
 * 3)  to publish (a piece of news)
 * 1) to spare no effort; to do one's best
 * 2) to show off
 * 3)  to publish (a piece of news)
 * 1)  to publish (a piece of news)
 * 1)  to publish (a piece of news)
 * 1)  to publish (a piece of news)

Kanji

 * 1) to sell