売 = 士 + 儿 + 冖

売 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sell”. It is built from 士 (gentleman), 儿 (human legs) and 冖 (cover). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 345. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: sell
RTK frame: 345
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): バイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): う.る, う.れる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: продавать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 売 sell

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 売

How to find 売 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gentleman” + “human legs” + “cover”. 売 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 売 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.