卖
mài · HSK 2
to sell
💰 卖 = 十 (ten) on top of 买 (buy); selling is buying flipped — ten coins out
卖 mài 'to sell' adds 十 above 买 mǎi 'to buy'. The shared lower component links the pair as opposites; tone shifts from 3rd to 4th. Sound rhymes with English 'my' said sharply.
卖 — top 十 + 买 (buy) below
卖 means 'to sell' and is the simplified form of 賣. Historically it pairs 出 (out) over 買 (buy), suggesting goods going out in exchange — the opposite of buying. The simplified shape keeps 买 (buy) underneath with 十 on top as a reduced marker.