销

銷
xiāo
#902 most
frequent character
to melt (metal), to cancel, to annul

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

销 joins 钅 metal with 肖 xiào, a sound part. It began as melting metal down. That vanishing led to disappear, cancel, spend, and sell.

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Homophones

削xiāo
to peel with a knife, to pare
萧xiāo
(old) Chinese mugwort
消xiāo
to diminish, to subside, to consume

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