卖 Strokes Write it Listen 卖 mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort HSK 2 8 strokes Radical 十 Sound + meaning 9 words Built from十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect买soundmǎito buy, to purchase; to bribe, to persuade How it works买 hints at the meaning (buy), and 买 mǎi hints at the sound.